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Expert  Endeavor 


A  Text-book  of  Christian  Endeavor 
Methods  and  Principles 

For  the  Use  of  Classes  and  of  Candidates 

FOR  THE  Title  of  "C.  E.  E." — 

"Christian  Endeavor 

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By  AMOS  R.  WELLS   iS^'^'K^J 

Editorial  Secretary  of  the  United  Society  of  Christian 
Endtavor 


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UNITED    society   OF   CHRISTIAN    ENDEAVOR 


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By  the  United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor 


INTRODUCTION 

THE  Christian  Endeavor  Society  is  a  training- 
school  for  church  work.  This  book  is  a  text- 
book for  use  in  that  training. 

Its  purpose  is  twofold:  to  furnish  a  course  of  ques- 
tions and  answers  for  the  study  of  candidates  for 
the  title  of  "  Christian  Endeavor  Expert,"  and  to 
serve  as  a  text-book  for  classes  in  Christian  En- 
deavor methods,  to  be  used  in  local  societies.  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  unions,  summer  schools,  and  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  conventions. 

The  title,  "  C.  E.  E.," — • "  Christian  Endeavor 
Expert,"^  is  conferred  by  the  United  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor  upon  those  that  have  passed 
(75  per  cent)  examinations  in  all  the  chapters  of 
this  book.  The  examining  committee  is  to  be  ap- 
pointed by  each  society,  and  it  is  suggested  that  the 
pastor  serve  as  a  member  of  this  committee,  if  he 
has  the  time.  Examinations  may  be  oral  or  written; 
if  oral,  each  Endeavorer  will  be  examined  separately. 
If  an  Endeavorer  fails  in  an  examination  he  will 
study  harder  and  try  again.  A  special  pin  has  been 
prepared  for  the  use  of  Christian  Endeavor  Experts. 
The  work  may  be  done  by  individuals  or  in  groups, 
or  a  class  in  the  study  may  be  formed  by  the  society. 

It  is  urged  that  our  societies  make  it  a  rule  that 
all  officers  and  committee  members  shall  qualify  by 
passing  examinations  in  the  chapters  of  this  book 

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INTRODUCTION 


pertaining  to  their  several  duties,  and  that  the 
office  or  committee  position  be  vacated  if  the  En- 
deavorer  does  not  thus  qualify  within  one  month 
after  election. 

To  facilitate  the  use  of  these  tests  each  chapter 
is  published  as  a  separate  leaflet  by  the  United 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor.  These  leaflets  are 
sold  in  packages  for  societies  of  twenty-five  members 
or  multiples  of  twenty-five,  each  package  contain- 
ing a  copy  for  each  member  of  the  first  three  chap- 
ters of  this  book,  and  for  each  officer  and  committee 
member  (three  being  supposed  to  be  the  number  of 
each  committee)  the  leaflet  on  his  special  work. 
The  price  of  these  packages  for  societies  of  25  is 
$1.25;  SO  members,  $2.00;  75  members,  $2.75;  100 
members,  $3.50;  125  members,  $4.25.  The  last  six 
chapters  of  the  book  are  not  included  in  these  pack- 
ages, but,  if  desired,  may  be  obtained  separately  at 
the  rate  of  one  cent  each;  the  same  price  is  charged 
for  additional  leaflets  for  the  use  of  committees 
larger  than  three  members.  Sample  copies  of  these 
leaflets,  two  cents  each. 

For  the  use  of  the  book  as  a  class  text-book  full 
directions  are  given  in  the  concluding  pages  of  the 
volume. 

AMOS  R.  WELLS. 


CONTENTS 

Chapter  Page 

I.  Prayer  Meeting  g 

II.  The  Pledge    13 

III.  Christian    Endeavor    History    and 

Principles  17 

IV.  President   21 

V.  Vice-President 25 

VI.  Secretary   29 

VII.  Treasurer ^^ 

VIII.  Corresponding  Secretary  37 

IX.  Pianist  41 

X.   Junior  Superintendent 45 

XI.  Intermediate  Superintendent 49 

XII.  Lookout  Committee  53 

XIII.  Prayer-meeting  Committee  57 

XIV.  Missionary  Committee    61 

XV.  Social  Committee  65 

XVI.  Music  Committee    69 

XVII.  Flower  Committee 73 

XVIII.  Information  Committee    77 

XIX.  Sunday-school  Committee  81 

XX.  Junior  Committee 85 

XXI.  Finance  Committee 89 

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CONTENTS 


XXII.  Temperance    and   Citizenship   Com- 
mittee       93 

XXIII.  Pastor's  Aid  Committee 97 

XXIV.  Good-Literature  Committee 101 

XXV.  Whatsoever  Committee   105 

XXVI.  Press  Committee 109 

XXVII.  Leaders  113 

XXVIII,  Associate  Members   117 

XXIX.  Tenth  Legion   121 

XXX.  Quiet  Hour    125 

XXXI.  Classes     in     Christian     Endeavor 

Methods   129 


Chapter  I 

THE  PRAYER  MEETING 

Why  does  Christian  Endeavor  insist  so 
strongly  upon  the  value  of  the  prayer  meeting? 

Because  it  is  the  chief  and  almost  the  only  agency 
of  the  church  for  accomplishing  certain  definite  and 
very  important  results. 

What  are  the  results  that  we  may  gain  from 
the  prayer  meeting? 

They  are  five:  original  thought  on  religious  sub- 
jects; open  committal  to  the  cause  of  Christ;  the 
helpful  expression  of  Christian  thought  and  experi- 
ence; the  cultivation  of  the  spirit  of  worship  through 
public  prayer  and  through  singing;  the  guidance  of 
others  along  all  these  lines  of  service  and  life. 

How  can  we  get  original  thought  on  the 
prayer- meeting  topics? 

Only  by  study  of  the  Bible,  followed  by  medita- 
tion and  observation.  First,  the  Endeavorer  should 
read  the  Bible  passage;  then  he  should  read  some 
good  commentary  upon  it;  then  he  should  take  the 
subject  with  him  into  his  daily  life  for  five  or  six 
days,  thinking  about  it  in  his  odd  minutes  and 
watching  for  experiences  in  his  own  life  or  the  lives 
of  others,  or  observing  nature  and  looking  for  illus- 


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trations  on  the  subject  from  all  these  sources. 
Prayer-meeting  preparation  should  begin  the  Sun- 
day beforehand. 

How  will  prayer  help  us  to  prepare  for  the 
meetings? 

It  will  put  us  in  the  right  frame  of  mind  for  them. 
It  will  make  us  humble  and  receptive.  In  answer  to 
prayer,  God  will  often  put  helpful  thoughts  into 
our  minds,  but  only  when  we  have  done  our  best  to 
fill  them  ourselves.  God  will  not  give  His  wisdom 
to  a  lazy  or  careless  mind. 

How  can  we  learn  to  express  the  thoughts 
that  we  obtain? 

There  is  only  one  way:  by  expressing  them!  No 
one  learns  how  to  speak  in  public  without  speaking 
in  public.  Any  one  can  learn  by  courage  and  per- 
sistence. The  most  helpful  speakers  were  timid 
stammerers  at  first.  Dare  to  break  down  for  Christ, 
and  He  will  build  you  up.  Don't  care  whether 
others  laugh  at  you  or  not:  He  will  not.  Do  the 
best  you  can,  and  be  sure  that  gradually  it  will  be- 
come better. 

What  is  the  best  position  for  speaking? 

Stand  and  face  the  society.  You  will  not  be  half 
so  timid  if  you  "  face  the  music  "  as  you  will  be  if 
you  speak  sitting  down  and  to  people's  backs.  The 
faces  of  your  fellow  members  will  inspire  you  and 
give  you  courage.  This  is  the  experience  of  all  that 
have  tried  it. 


THE    PRAYER    MEETING  II 


What  is  the  best  time  in  the  meeting  for 
beginning  to  speak:  ? 

As  soon  as  the  meeting  is  "  thrown  open  "!  The 
experienced  speakers  should  urge  the  beginners  to 
take  this  time,  and  should  usually  hold  their  own 
words  until  later.  If  you  speak  at  once,  what  you 
have  to  say  will  not  be  taken  out  of  your  mouth 
by  some  readier  speaker,  and  you  will  not  have  time 
to  work  yourself  up  into  a  fright. 

Are  we  to  read  Bible  verses  and  other  quo- 
tations? 

Yes,  all  we  please,  if  we  will  make  them  the  origi- 
nal expression  of  our  own  lives  by  thinking  about 
them,  and  adding  to  them  something,  if  only  a 
sentence,  to  show  that  we  have  made  them  our 
own.  Always  give  the  writer's  name,  or  the  part  of 
the  Bible  from  which  you  quote.  Commit  the  quo- 
tation to  memory  and  do  not  read  it. 

How  can  we  progress  in  prayer- meeting 
worlc? 

By  determining  to  take  one  step  forward  every 
month,  or  every  two  months  at  most,  until  we  have 
become  able  to  do  everything  in  a  prayer  meeting: 
comment  on  quotations;  relate  an  anecdote  or  an 
observation,  and  draw  a  lesson  from  it;  speak  of 
our  own  experiences;  give  an  argument  and  a  con- 
clusion; start  a  song  without  the  piano  (if  you  can 
sing);  offer  public  prayer,  beginning  with  sentence 
prayers;  and  lead  a  meeting. 


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How  long  should  any  Endeavorer  speak? 

That  may  be  learned  by  subtracting  from  thv 
time  of  the  meeting  fifteen  minutes  for  the  opening 
exercises  and  ten  for  the  songs  and  the  closing  exer- 
cises, thus  leaving  about  half  an  hour,  which  is 
usually  all  the  time  there  is  to  divide  among  the 
members  present.  If  thirty  are  present,  the  aver- 
age member  should  not  speak  longer  than  one  min- 
ute. If  any  one  speaks  longer  than  the  average 
time  thus  determined,  it  should  be,  generally  speak- 
ing, only  at  the  very  end  of  the  meeting,  after  all 
the  beginners  have  taken  part. 

What  spirit  will  make  our  prayer-meeting 
work  a  success? 

The  desire  to  please  our  dear  Saviour  in  bearing 
witness  for  Him  and  in  helping  others  to  Him. 
This  spirit  will  free  us  from  timidity  and  also  from 
vanity.  We  shall  not  think  about  ourselves  but 
about  the  meeting.  We  shall  be  eager  to  do  our  best, 
for  Christ  is  listening.  We  shall  be  encouraged  to 
do  our  best,  for  it  is  Christ's  meeting  and  not  ours, 
and  we  trust  in  Him  for  strength.  He  can  and  will 
take  the  most  faltering  utterance,  if  it  is  the  best 
we  can  do,  and  make  it  as  fruitful  as  the  most  elo- 
quent sermon.  He  will  bless  every  endeavor  that 
is  an  endeavor  for  Him. 


Chapter  II 
THE  PLEDGE 

What  is  our  Christian  Endeavor  pledge? 

It  is  a  standard  of  character  and  action  which  we 
promise  to  try  to  reach. 

Is  the  pledge  compulsory? 

No  one  is  obliged  to  join  the  society.  Every  En- 
deavorer  takes  the  pledge  because  he  wishes  to,  be- 
lieving that  it  will  help  him  in  his  Christian  life. 

Is  any  one  form  of  pledge  insisted  upon  by 
the  United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor? 

No;  several  widely  varying  forms  are  suggested, 
and  if  none  of  these  is  approved  by  the  pastor  and 
society,  they  may  frame  their  own.  All  that  is  asked 
is  that  every  society  set  up  some  worthy  standard 
which  the  members  will  promise  to  try  to  reach. 

What  are  the  standards  set  up  in  the  pledge 
that  is  used  by  the  large  majority  of  the  so- 
cieties? 

As  to  the  individual  life,  that  the  Endeavorer 
will  try  to  do  whatever  Christ  would  have  him  do; 
that  he  will  make  it  the  rule  of  his  Hfe  to  pray  and 
read  the  Bible  every  day;  that  he  will  try  to  lead  a 
Christian  life  as  long  as  he  lives.   As  to  the  society, 

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that  he  will  try  to  be  true  to  all  his  duties,  especially 
in  taking  some  part,  aside  from  singing,  in  every 
Christian  Endeavor  prayer  meeting  and  sending 
some  message  to  the  consecration  meeting  if  he  is 
absent.  As  to  the  church,  that  he  will  support  it 
in  every  way,  especially  by  attending  all  the  reg- 
ular Sunday  and  midweek  services. 

Do  we  promise  to  do  these  things? 

No;  but  only  to  try  to  do  them,  trusting  in  Christ 
for  strength.  The  pledge  itself  expressly  says  that 
these  things  are  not  to  be  done  when  we  have  a 
reasonable  excuse;  that  is,  an  excuse  that  we  think 
Christ  would  accept. 

Does  the  pledge  create  new  duties? 

Not  one.  Every  item  of  the  pledge  is  already  a 
duty  for  every  one  that  pretends  to  be  a  follower  of 
Christ.  The  pledge  only  recognizes  these  duties 
that  already  exist,  and  spurs  us  on  to  do  them. 

If  we  fail  to  read  our  Bible  because  we  are 
sick,  or  suddenly  called  from  home,  or  happen 
to  forget  it,  or  if  we  omit  to  take  part  in  the 
meetings  once  in  a  while,  have  we  thereby 
broken  our  solemn  promise? 

No,  not  if  it  is  "  the  rule  of  our  lives  "  to  do 
these  things.  The  pledge  itself  provides  for  the 
occasional  rare  exceptions. 

Does  the  pledge  make  Bible-reading,  prayer, 
and  prayer-meeting  testimony  a  duty  when 
they  should  be  a  privilege? 


THE   PLEDGE  1 5 


It  holds  us  to  them  as  a  duty,  and  so  gives  them 
a  chance  to  become  a  privilege. 

What  motive  will  lie  back  of  true  pledge- 
keeping? 

The  desire  to  please  our  blessed  Redeemer.  With 
that  desire,  we  shall  be  eager  to  promise  to  do  what 
we  think  He  wants  us  to  do,  and  we  shall  seek  to  do 
as  much  as  possible  for  Him,  rather  than  as  little 
as  possible. 

In  this  spirit,  how  shall  we  keep  our  promise 
to  pray  daily? 

By  setting  apart  a  regular  time  for  communing 
with  our  Father,  and  by  spending  some  worthy 
amount  of  time  in  this  blessed  employment.  Try 
the  early  morning,  and  at  least  fifteen  minutes,  as 
a  Comrade  of  the  Quiet  Hour. 

How  shall  we  keep  our  promise  of  daily 
Bible-reading? 

Not  by  reading  a  hasty  verse  when  we  are  sleepy 
and  about  to  go  to  bed,  but  by  reading  generous 
portions  of  Holy  Writ,  often  in  connection  with 
some  illuminating  commentary,  and  by  thinking 
about  what  we  have  read  till  it  becomes  a  part  of 
our  lives. 

How  shall  we  keep  our  promise  of  taking 
part  in  the  Christian  Endeavor  meeting? 

By  early  and  full  preparation,  and  by  doing  our 
best  in  the  meeting,  trying  all  the  time  to  do  more 
and  better.    Never  say  that  you  cannot  give  an 


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original  thought  or  offer  prayer  or  lead  a  meeting, 
remembering  what  a  Helper  you  have. 

How  shall  we  keep  our  promise  with  regard 
to  our  duties  in  the  society? 

By  throwing  our  whole  soul  into  the  committee 
work  or  officer's  work  that  may  be  given  us.  By 
attending  the  socials  and  the  business  meetings, 
and  in  all  ways  doing  our  part,  and  more  than  our 
part,  to  make  the  society  a  success. 

How  shall  we  keep  our  promise  with  refer- 
ence to  the  church? 

By  contributing  to  its  support  as  we  have  the 
means,  and  by  attending  its  services  regularly;  es- 
pecially by  joining  the  church,  and  doing  our  duty 
as  a  church-member  in  the  church  prayer  meeting. 

What  is  the  most  important  part  of  the 
pledge? 

The  first  sentence.  It  sums  up  all  our  promises: 
to  try  to  do  Christ's  will;  and  all  our  resources:  the 
unfailing  strength  of  Jesus  Christ. 


Chapter  III 

CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR  HISTORY  AND 
PRINCIPLES 

Who  founded  the  Young  People's  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor? 

Rev.  Francis  E.  Clark,  at  that  time  pastor  of  the 
Williston  Congregational  Church  in  Portland,  Me. 

When  and  where  was  it  founded  ? 

On  the  evening  of  February  2,  1881,  in  the  parson- 
age of  Williston  Church. 

What  was  the  first  newspaper  article  about 
the  new  society? 

An  article  entitled,  "  How  One  Church  Cares  for 
Its  Young  People,"  by  Dr.  Clark,  published  in 
The  Congregationalist  in  August,  1881. 

Where  and  when  was  the  second  society 
formed  ? 

In  October,  1881,  by  Rev.  Charles  Perry  Mills,  in 
the  North  Congregational  Church  in  Newburyport, 
Mass. 

When  and  where  was  the  first  Christian 
Endeavor  Convention  held  ? 

In  Williston  Church,  on  June  2,  1882,  when  only 
six  societies  were  recorded. 

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What  was  the  first  Christian  Endeavor  book? 

Dr.  Clark's  book,  "  Children  and  the  Church," 
published  in  1883. 

At  what  Convention  was  the  United  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor  formed  ? 

At  the  Convention  held  in  Old  Orchard,  Me., 
July,  1885. 

Who  was  the  first  president? 

Hon.  W.  J.  Van  Patten,  of  Vermont. 
How  is  the  United  Society  supported  ? 

Solely  by  the  sale  of  Christian  Endeavor  helps, 
with  no  dues  or  assessments  from  the  societies. 

When  and  where  was  the  first  local  union 
formed  ? 

At  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  January,  1886. 

When  was  the  Christian  Endeavor  organ, 
"  The  Golden  Rule,  "  now  "  The  Christian 
Endeavor  World,"  established? 

In  October,  1886. 

When  did  Dr.  Clark  become  president  of  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  giving 
up  from  that  time  his  entire  life  to  the  work  ? 

In  1886. 

When  did  Dr.  Clark  make  his  first  foreign 
journey  in  the  interests  of  Christian  Endeavor? 

In  the  spring  of  1888,  when  he  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  Christian  Endeavor  in  England. 


HISTORY    AND    PRINCIPLES  19 

When  was  Christian  Endeavor  Day  first 
observed  ? 

In  1888. 

Who  have  been  general  secretaries  of  the 
United  Society? 

Rev.  S.  Winchester  Adriance;  Rev.  George  M. 
Ward,  D.D.,  now  president  of  Wells  College; 
John  Willis  Baer,  LL.D.,  now  president  of  Occi- 
dental College;  Von  Ogden  Vogt,  and  William  Shaw. 

What  have  been  some  of  the  most  notable 
of  Christian  Endeavor  Conventions? 

That  in  New  York  City  in  1892,  when  35,000 
came  together;  that  in  Montreal  in  1893,  the  first 
held  outside  the  United  States;  the  Cleveland  Con- 
vention of  1894,  held  during  the  great  railroad 
strike;  that  of  Boston  in  1895,  with  more  than 
56,000  registered  delegates  —  our  largest  Conven- 
tion; that  of  Washington,  1896,  held  in  three  large 
tents  near  the  foot  of  the  Washington  Monument; 
that  of  San  Francisco  in  1897,  when  nearly  30,000 
delegates  attended,  half  of  them  from  the  East; 
that  of  Atlantic  City  in  1911,  which  was  the  first 
to  be  addressed  by  a  president  of  the  United  States 
—  President  Taft. 

What  Conventions  of  the  World's  Christian 
Endeavor  Union  have  been  held  ? 

Those  in  Washington;  London,  England;  Geneva, 
Switzerland;  and  Agra,  India  —  all  magnificent 
gatherings. 


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What  is  the  spread  of  Christian  Endeavor? 

Into  every  country  of  the  globe,  but  it  is  es- 
pecially strong,  next  to  the  United  States,  in  Great 
Britain,  Germany,  Canada,  Brazil,  South  Africa, 
Australia,  India,  China,  and  Japan. 

What  is  the  spread  of  Christian  Endeavor 
among  the  denominations? 

It  is  found  in  about  eighty  evangelical  denomi- 
nations, in  most  of  which  it  is  the  only  young  peo- 
ple's society. 

What  are  the  principles  of  Christian  En- 
deavor ? 

Definite  standards  of  service,  and  definite  com- 
mitment to  those  standards.  Open  confession  of 
Christ,,  and  speaking  for  Him  according  to  ability 
and  opportunity.  The  cultivation  of  the  devotional 
life  by  regular  prayer  and  Bible-study.  Training  in 
Christian  service  by  a  variety  of  committee  work. 
Loyalty  to  the  church,  and  regular  attendance  upon 
the  church  services.  Generous  giving  to  Christian 
work.  Christian  citizenship.  Interdenominational 
fellowship,  and  the  promotion  of  peace  and  goodwill 
among  the  nations  of  the  world.  All  of  these  en- 
deavors to  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  will  of 
Christ,  and  trusting  in  Him  for  strength.  These  are 
the  purposes  and  the  steady  aim  of  Christian 
Endeavor, 


Chapter  IV 

THE  PRESIDENT 

What  does  the  word  "  president  "  mean? 

One  who  presides.  The  president  is  to  preside 
over  the  work  of  others,  to  inspire  others,  getting 
them  to  work  and  keeping  them  at  it;  he  is  not  to 
do  their  work  for  them. 

Over  what  is  the  president  to  preside? 

Over  the  business  meetings  of  the  society  and  the 
meetings  of  the  executive  committee;  also  over  all 
the  committee  work  of  the  society,  having  in  charge 
all  the  society  interests  of  whatever  nature. 

What,  then,  are  the  essentials  for  a  success- 
ful president  ? 

Personal  consecration,  high  ideals,  energy,  per- 
severance, tact,  and  inventiveness. 

What  will  the  president  do  to  insure  a  suc- 
cessful business  meeting? 

He  will  see  the  chairmen  of  committees  before- 
hand and  urge  them  to  have  their  written  reports 
ready.  Most  of  all,  he  will  keep  the  committees 
active  so  that  they  will  have  something  to  report. 

What  does  the  president  need  in  order  to 
preside  well  over  the  business  meetings? 


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A  knowledge  of  the  few  points  of  parliamentary 
law  that  will  be  needed.  Promptness,  firmness,  and 
push.  He  will  have  a  word  of  praise  for  good  re- 
ports and  a  tactful  suggestion  for  improvement  here 
and  there,  but  he  will  not  talk  much;  he  will  ex- 
pedite business. 

Where  is  the  president's  main  field  of  oper- 
ations? 

The  executive  committee,  for  good  executive- 
committee  meetings  insure  the  success  of  a  society. 

What  constitutes  a  good  executive-commit- 
tee meeting? 

First,  a  regular  time  and  place  of  meeting.  The 
meeting  should  be  once  a  month  and  in  the  same 
place,  preferably  the  home  of  the  president,  if  that 
is  central.  Second,  every  chairman  and  officer  will 
be  present.  Third,  every  chairman  and  officer  will 
report  his  work  for  the  past  month,  and  the  report 
will  be  discussed.  Fourth,  some  plan  will  be  formed 
for  each  officer  and  chairman  to  work  upon  during 
the  coming  month,  and  the  president  will  have  such 
a  plan  to  suggest  if  no  one  else  suggests  it. 

Where  may  these  plans  be  found  ? 

In  the  various  committee  helps  published  by  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  and  in  The 
Christian  Endeavor  World. 

What  is  the  president's  duty  and  privilege 
with  reference  to  the  meetings  of  the  various 
committees? 


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He  has  a  right  as  president  to  attend  any  of  them, 
and  he  should  be  informed  whenever  they  meet  and 
as  far  ahead  of  time  as  possible.  He  will  not  be  re- 
quired to  attend,  but  will  be  welcomed  when  he 
.can  be  there.  He  will  not  preside  or  vote,  but  will 
be  free  to  make  suggestions.  He  should  be  present 
at  the  first  meeting  of  each  committee,  and  should 
arrange  with  the  chairmen  of  the  different  com- 
mittees to  hold  their  first  meetings  on  different 
evenings  in  rapid  succession,  immediately  after 
they  are  elected. 

What  will  the  president  do  for  the  prayer 
meetings? 

He  will  take  part  in  various  ways,  so  as  to  set  a 
good  example,  but  he  will  be  brief.  He  will  keep  a 
hand  on  the  meetings,  especially  if  the  leader  is 
inexperienced,  calling  for  the  information  commit- 
tee's report,  if  that  is  omitted,  asking  for  sentence 
prayers,  announcing  the  number  of  a  hymn  called 
for  if  it  is  called  for  in  a  faint  voice,  introducing 
strangers  and  inviting  them  to  take  part,  calling 
for  the  pastor's  five  minutes  if  the  leader  forgets  it 
or  does  not  call  for  it  at  the  proper  time,  and  so  on. 

What  is  the  president's  duty  in  relation  to 
the  socials? 

To  be  present  as  one  of  the  leading  spirits,  intro- 
ducing strangers,  bringing  forward  the  bashful, 
taking  part  heartily  in  all  that  is  going  on,  and 
conducting  the  closing  devotional  exercises. 


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How  often  should  the  president  lead  the 
meetings? 

More  frequently  perhaps  than  other  members, 
especially  the  consecration  meetings,  unless  the  so- 
ciety is  a  large  one  and  there  are  many  leaders  to 
choose  from.  Moreover,  it  is  a  good  plan  for  the 
president  to  sit  always  in  front  of  the  society,  by  the 
side  of  the  leader.  This  is  a  great  encouragement 
to  timid  leaders. 

What  is  the  president's  duty  with  regard  to 
the  church  ? 

He  represents  the  society  before  the  church. 
Many  churches  make  the  Christian  Endeavor  pres- 
ident an  ex  officio  member  of  the  church  committee 
or  governing  body  of  the  church.  In  many  churches 
regular  reports  are  expected  from  the  Christian  En- 
deavor president  at  the  church  business  meetings. 

What  is  the  president's  relation  to  the 
pastor? 

He  should  be  in  the  closest  touch  with  the  pastor, 
often  going  to  him  and  asking  for  advice  and  for 
suggestions  of  work  he  would  like  done,  and  then 
making  it  his  first  business  to  carry  out  those  sug- 
gestions. 

Where  will  the  president  find  full  directions 
for  his  work,  including  an  annotated  consti- 
tution and  full  outline  of  parliamentary  law? 

In  "  The  Officer's  Handbook,"  sent  postpaid  for 
35  cents  by  the  United  Society  of  Christian  En- 
deavor, Tremont  Temple,  Boston. 


Chapter  V 

THE  VICE-PRESIDENT 

What  does  "vice-president"  mean? 

"  Vice  "  is  from  the  Latin  word  meaning  "  instead 
of,"  so  that  a  vice-president  is  one  that  acts  instead 
of  the  president  when  the  president  is  absent  or  sick, 
or  for  any  other  reason  cannot  act. 

Has  tlie  vice-president  any  otlier  duties  ? 

Yes,  in  the  ideal  relation  he  will  aid  the  presi- 
dent in  his  work  when  the  president  is  present  as 
well  as  take  his  place  when  he  is  absent. 

Wliy  sliould  he  do  this  ? 

Partly  because  the  president's  work,  when  rightly 
done,  is  so  heavy  that  the  president  needs  help, 
and  partly  in  order  that  the  vice-president  may 
receive  training  in  the  president's  work  and  so  be 
able  to  take  it  up  satisfactorily  in  the  president's 
absence. 

What  if  the  president  does  not  seelc  the  aid 
of  the  vice-president,  or  give  him  any  chance 
to  learn  the  president's  duties  ? 

Then  the  vice-president  may  well  show  him  this 
chapter  and  tell  the  president  why  he  wants  the 
training.  Some  societies,  though  they  do  not  bind 
themselves  to  elect  the  vice-president  as  the  next 

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president,  yet  often  do  so,  and  it  is  always  well  to 
have  some  one  in  training  for  that  important  office- 
This  is  an  additional  reason  for  giving  the  vice- 
president  some  share  in  the  president's  work. 

What  regular  work  may  be  given  to  the  vice- 
president  ? 

In  some  societies  it  is  the  custom  to  make  the 
vice-president  the  chairman  of  the  lookout  com- 
mittee. This  position  requires  him  to  have  an 
oversight  of  the  entire  society  not  unlike  that  which 
the  president  should  give,  and  thus  he  is  a  great 
help  to  the  president,  and  is  training  to  take  up 
the  president's  work  when  it  is  necessary  for  him  to 
do  so.  The  plan  may  well  be  adopted  in  all  our  so- 
cieties. 

But  if  this  plan  is  not  adopted  ? 

Then  it  is  well  for  the  president  to  assign  to 
the  vice-president  some  definite  portion  of  his  work. 
For  instance,  the  president  is  supposed  to  have 
oversight  of  all  the  committee  work  of  the  society. 
This  is  a  large  undertaking,  and  it  will  be  an  excel- 
lent idea  for  him  to  divide  up  the  committees  with 
the  vice-president,  allowing  that  officer  to  be  respon- 
sible for  about  half  of  the  committees.  The  vice- 
president  will  attend  the  meetings  of  these  com- 
mittees whenever  he  can,  will  know  what  they  are 
doing,  will  talk  over  plans  with  their  chairmen,  and 
will  stimulate  them  to  do  their  best.  In  all  this, 
of  course,  he  will  be  careful  not  to  "  boss"  or  to  take 
away  responsibility  from  the  chairmen,  but  he  will 


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act  merely  as  an  interested  friend  of  the  work  and 
the  workers. 

What  will  the  vice-president  do  in  the 
monthly  meetings  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee? 

He  will  always  be  present,  ready  with  suggestions 
for  new  work  and  better  work,  as  well  as  praise  ot 
the  work  that  has  been  done.  The  president  will 
usually  preside  over  the  executive-committee  meet- 
ing, but  he  will  sometimes  allow  the  vice-presi- 
dent to  preside,  even  when  the  president  is  there,  so 
that  he  may  be  trained  to  preside  in  the  president's 
absence. 

What  will  the  vice-president  do  in  the  busi- 
ness meetings  ? 

He  will  be  the  president's  right-hand  man,  bring- 
ing up  many  items  of  business  that  the  president 
wishes  to  introduce,  and  doing  what  he  can  to  make 
the  meetings  move  briskly.  Sometimes  the  presi- 
dent will  have  the  vice-president  preside  over  the 
business  meetings  even  when  the  president  is  there. 

What  will  the  vice-president  do  in  the 
prayer  meetings  ? 

He  will  feel  free  to  do  what  he  can  for  the  suc- 
cess of  the  meetings,  though  without  putting  him- 
self forward  into  the  president's  place.  It  will  be 
well  in  a  large  society  for  the  president  to  sit  on 
one  side  of  the  room  and  the  vice-president  on  the 
other,  so  that  each  may  attend  to  presidential  mat- 


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ters  on  his  own  side.  For  instance,  strangers  may 
come  in  upon  whom  it  is  desirable  to  call  for  some 
message  in  the  course  of  the  meeting;  or  there  may 
be  announcements  to  make  before  the  close  of  the 
meeting,  or  other  matters  of  business  may  come  up. 

How,  in  general,  is  the  vice-president  to 
learn  about  the  president's  business  ? 

Besides  the  ways  just  mentioned,  he  is  to  study 
the  accounts  of  the  president's  work  given  in  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  manuals,  and  he  should  also  be- 
come familiar  with  parliamentary  law,  at  least  the 
simple  principles  necessary  for  the  conduct  of 
Christian  Endeavor  business  meetings.  Everything 
that  he  can  learn  about  wise  Christian  Endeavor 
methods  from  Christian  Endeavor  books  and 
periodicals  will  be  helpful  to  him. 

What  should  be  the  vice-president's  aim 
in  all  this? 

To  subordinate  himself,  to  be  a  real  helper  for 
the  president  and  a  real  inspiration  to  the  society, 
and  to  prepare  himself  for  larger  responsibility  if 
it  should  ever  be  placed  upon  him. 


Chapter  VI 
THE  RECORDING  SECRETARY 

What  is  the  work  of  the  recording  secretary? 

The  recording  secretary  (usually  called  simply 
"  the  secretary,"  but  so  called  here  to  distinguish 
this  officer  from  the  corresponding  secretary)  has 
charge  of  the  records  of  the  society,  and  takes  care 
of  all  the  secretarial  work  of  the  society  except 
what  comes  in  and  goes  out  through  the  post- 
office.  The  latter  belongs  to  the  corresponding 
secretary. 

What  is  the  most  important  duty  of  the 
secretary? 

To  keep  accurately  and  carefully  the  roll  of  the 
society  members.  This  is  the  most  important  duty, 
because  the  work  of  so  many  other  committees, 
such  as  the  prayer-meeting  committee  and  the 
lookout  committee  and  the  finance  committee,  de- 
pends upon  it. 

What  should  the  society  membership  roll 
contain? 

The  autographs  of  all  the  members,  made  at  the 
time  when  they  join  the  society.    The  dates  of  join- 
ing.   The  up-to-date  addresses  of  all  the  members. 
The    active,    associate,    and    honorary    members 
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should  be  recorded  separately.  When  a  person  is 
transferred  from  one  of  these  lists  to  another  or  to 
the  lists  of  absent  or  past  members,  a  new  record  of 
his  name  should  be  made  in  the  proper  place.  In  a 
large  society  this  membership  record  should  be  in 
the  form  of  a  card  catalogue. 

Has  the  secretary  the  authority  to  transfer 
members  from  one  list  to  another? 

No;  this  transfer  is  to  be  made  only  by  vote  of 
the  society  or  of  the  executive  committee,  whichever 
the  constitution  says. 

What  is  the  work  of  the  secretary  that  is 
next  in  importance? 

Keeping  the  record  of  the  business  transacted  by 
the  society. 

What  should  these  minutes  include? 

The  names  of  all  officers  elected,  and  of  all  com- 
mittees. The  motions  made  and  carried.  A  state- 
ment of  all  reports  made,  and  the  substance  of 
them  in  condensed  form.  The  minutes  should  also 
present  a  faithful  picture  of  the  meeting  reported, 
including  a  brisk  summary  of  the  discussions,  and 
a  statement  of  the  motions  that  failed  as  well  as  of 
those  that  passed.  For  the  future  it  is  often  as  im- 
portant to  know  what  the  society  has  decided  not  to 
do  as  to  know  what  it  has  determined  upon. 

What  style  should  be  used  in  writing  the 
minutes? 

As  bright  a  style  as  the  secretary  can  command. 
Put  in  a  bit  of  fun  where  you  can.    Fill  the  record 


THE  RECORDING  SECRETARY      3 1 

with  point.  The  reading  of  the  minutes,  which  in 
many  societies  is  a  dull,  perfunctory  performance, 
may  be  made  a  quickening  exercise,  a  genuine  stim- 
ulus to  the  society,  prompting  every  Endeavorer  to 
do  his  best. 

When  should  the  minutes  be  written  out? 

Immediately  after  the  meeting.  If  you  wait, 
your  notes  will  grow  "  cold  "  and  you  will  forget 
what  some  of  them  mean.  Your  report,  however, 
should  not  be  copied  into  the  record-book  of  the 
society  till  it  has  been  approved  by  the  society,  un- 
less you  are  experienced,  and  are  sure  that  the 
record  will  be  approved.  Copy  the  minutes  into 
the  record-book,  however,  as  soon  as  they  are  ap- 
proved. 

How  may  the  secretary  have  he  records 
ready  for  reference  when  questions  rts  to  past 
action  come  up  in  the  business  meetings? 

By  devoting  a  dozen  pages  in  the  back  of  the 
record-book  to  an  index,  where  the  secretary  will 
enter  under  the  proper  letters  the  pages  where  all 
important  action  may  be  found. 

What  has  the  secretary  to  do  with  reference 
to  the  executive-committee  meetings? 

The  secretary  will  attend  these  meetings,  and 
keep  a  record  of  them  the  same  as  of  the  business 
meetings  of  the  society,  but  in  a  separate  book. 

How  should  the  secretary  call  the  roll  at 
the  consecration  meetings? 


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Without  haste,  and  yet  with  businesslike  rapidity. 
Pause  only  long  enough  after  each  name  to  make 
sure  that  the  message  which  should  be  sent  if  the 
member  is  absent  has  a  chance  to  be  heard.  The 
most  important  possession  for  a  secretary  calling  a 
roll  is  a  loud  voice. 

What  notifications  sliould  the  secretary 
send? 

Written  notifications  of  election  should  be  sent 
promptly  to  all  officers  and  committees  elected, 
whether  they  were  present  at  the  meeting  or  not. 
When  any  order  is  passed  by  the  society  affecting 
any  officer  or  committee,  pass  it  on  in  writing  to 
that  officer  or  committee,  and  do  it  at  once.  When 
a  new  member  is  elected,  he  should  be  promptly  and 
cordially  notified  of  that  fact.  The  secretary  should 
use  his  best  penmanship  and  stationery,  and  should 
make  the  new  member  feel  that  an  honor  has  been 
conferred  upon  him. 

What  are  some  of  the  other  duties  that  the 
secretary  will  perform? 

He  will  send  notices  of  special  meetings  to  the 
pulpit  and  the  church  paper,  and  post  them  on  the 
society  bulletin  board.  Sometimes  the  secretary 
sees  to  the  printing  of  the  topic  cards,  though 
usually  the  prayer-meeting  committee  does  this; 
but  there  is  always  some  printing  in  the  course  of 
the  year  that  the  secretary  should  take  in  hand  and 
put  through  with  taste  and  accuracy. 


Chapter  VII 
THE  TREASURER 

What  is  the  duty  of  a  Christian  Endeavot 
treasurer? 

To  keep  the  money  of  the  society,  pay  it  out  on 
proper  orders,  and  stimulate  and  direct  the  so- 
ciety finances. 

What  are  the  characteristics  of  the  ideal 
treasurer? 

Honesty,  of  course;  he  will  never  mix  his  own 
money  with  that  of  the  society.  Then  accuracy, 
neatness,  promptness,  vigor,  and  tact.  These  are 
the  important  qualities  of  a  good  business  man. 

What  is  the  first  duty  of  a  Christian  En- 
deavor treasurer? 

To  take  care  of  the  money  that  is  placed  in  his 
hands.  It  is  a  sacred  trust  to  which  he  should  be 
entirely  true. 

How  will  this  trust  be  performed  ? 

By  keeping  the  society  money  in  a  safe  place 
where  it  will  be  available  immediately  on  call.  The 
wisest  plan  is  to  put  the  money  in  a  bank. 

What  accounts  will  the  treasurer  keep? 
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He  will  have  a  society  account-book,  and  will 
enter  promptly  in  a  businesslike  way  every  cent 
received  and  from  what  source  it  comes,  and  every 
cent  expended  and  where  it  went.  Dates  will  be 
recorded  for  everything.  He  will  often  strike  a  bal- 
ance and  count  the  money,  so  that  he  can  tell  when- 
ever required  exactly  "  the  state  of  the  treasury." 

How  will  the  treasurer  protect  himself 
against  charges  of  error? 

By  insisting  on  the  appointment  of  an  auditor, 
who  will  go  over  the  accounts  carefully,  and  report  to 
the  society  that  they  have  been  kept  correctly. 

What  individual  accounts  will  the  treasurer 
keep?  - 

He  may  keep  separate  accounts  with  the  com- 
mittees or  the  committee  chairmen.  If  the  pledge 
system  of  giving  has  been  adopted  by  the  society, 
the  treasurer  should  keep  individual  accounts  with 
members,  entering  under  the  name  of  each  member 
every  payment  he  makes  in  fulfillment  of  his  pledge. 

On  whose  authority  will  the  treasurer  pay 
out  money? 

Only  on  vote  of  the  society  or  by  written  order 
from  the  officers,  committees,  or  committee  chair- 
men whom  the  society  has  expressly  authorized  to 
draw  on  the  treasury. 

How  will  the  treasurer  protect  himself  when 
he  pays  out  money? 

By  having  a  blank  receipt-book,  and  requiring 


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receipts  from  all  to  whom  he  pays  money.  In  no 
other  way  can  the  auditor  have  a  basis  for  his  ex- 
amination and  report. 

Why  is  such  minute  care  necessary  in  deal- 
ing with  the  small  sums  of  our  Christian 
Endeavor  treasuries? 

-  Because  the  great  object  of  our  society  is  training; 
and  as  these  small  sums  are  managed,  so  in  all 
probability  will  be  managed  the  larger  trust  sums 
that  the  Endeavorers  will  handle  when  they  hold 
office  in  the  mature  portion  of  the  church. 

What  is  the  first  essential  for  a  proper  sys- 
tem of  society  finances? 

A  budget;  that  is,  a  detailed  list  of  the  sums  the 
society  desires  and  expects  to  raise  for  various  ob- 
jects and  purposes  during  the  year.  This  budget 
will  be  prepared  by  the  executive  committee,  and 
will  include  gifts  to  the  denominational  missionary 
societies  and  the  work  of  Christian  Endeavor  at 
large  and  to  the  support  of  the  various  lines  of  work 
taken  up  by  the  society.  The  budget  will  be  pre- 
sented to  the  society  and  voted  by  it. 

What  is  the  best  way  to  raise  money  for  the 
budget? 

The  pledge  system.  Each  member  will  be  ap- 
proached by  the  treasurer  and  the  finance  commit- 
tee, and  asked  to  sign  a  slip  of  paper  bearing  figures 
from  1  to  25.  The  member  will  cross  out  the  sum 
he  expects  to  give  monthly  toward  the  budget.    It 


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is  understood  that  he  may  withdraw  his  pledge  at 
any  time.  He  receives  from  the  treasurer  a  pack- 
age of  twelve  little  envelopes  bearing  his  number, 
and  places  one  of  these  envelopes  containing  his 
gift  in  the  contribution-box  at  each  consecration 
meeting. 

What  will  make  this  plan  a  success? 

The  thoroughness  with  which  the  treasurer  and 
the  finance  committee  see  every  member  and  obtain 
from  each  a  pledge,  however  small.  During  the 
opening  weeks  of  the  society  year  the  treasurer  will 
report  to  the  society  at  every  meeting  just  how 
many  have  made  pledges  and  the  aggregate  amount 
pledged,  and  how  near  the  society  is  to  raising  the 
sum  called  for  by  the  budget.  The  blackboard  will 
be  called  Jgn  to  impress  the  facts  upon  the  members. 

How  will  the  treasurer  keep  the  subject  be- 
fore the  society? 

If  at  any  time  during  the  year  the  returns  are  slow 
in  coming  in,  the  treasurer  will  make  a  warning 
speech,  and,  if  necessary,  will  "  go  for  "  the  delin- 
quent members  in  person. 

In  what  spirit  will  the  treasurer  do  all  this 
work? 

Not  for  the  sake  of  a  fine  report  and  big  budget 
and  full  treasury  and  a  goodly  surplus,  but  to  please 
our  Lord  and  Master,  who  still  sits  "  over  against 
the  treasury,"  and  who  cares  much  less  for  what  we 
give  than  for  the  spirit  of  loving  service  in  which 
we  give  it. 


Chapter  VIII 

THE  CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY 

What,  in  brief,  is  the  work  of  the  corre- 
sponding secretary? 

To  attend  to  the  correspondence  of  the  society, 
both  that  received  and  that  sent  out. 

Why  does  the  United  Society  of  Christian 
Endeavor  ask  that  this  be  a  measurably  per- 
manent officer? 

Because  the  corresponding  secretary  is  the  link 
between  the  society  and  all  the  Christian  Endeavor 
unions,  local,  State,  and  national,  and  also  the  de- 
nominational authorities.  If  this  officer  were 
changed  often,  it  would  be  impossible  for  these 
organizations  to  keep  in  touch  with  the  society. 

When  should  the  corresponding  secretary 
be  changed? 

Whenever  the  person  holding  the  office  fails  to  do 
the  work  promptly  and  well,  and  through  failure  of 
interest  or  force  of  circumstances  cannot  become 
more  faithfuU  Notice  of  the  successor  should  at 
once  be  sent  to  the  national,  State,  and  local  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  unions,  and  to  the  missionary  boards 
of   the   denomination   and    other   denominational 

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authorities  that  wish  to  keep  in  touch  with  the 
society. 

Who  should  occupy  the  post  of  correspond- 
ing secretary? 

Some  older  Endeavorer  who  has  had  a  service  in 
the  society  long  enough  to  become  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  work.  The  post,  however,  should 
not  be  occupied  by  one  that  has  been  in  the  society 
so  long  as  to  lose  interest  in  the  work,  but  by  one 
of  the  most  efficient  and  zealous  members  of  the 
society. 

What  letters  are  likely  to  come  to  the  cor- 
responding secretary? 

Requests  for  information  and  statistics  from  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  and  the 
State  and  local  Christian  Endeavor  unions.  Letters 
from  the  president  and  secretary  of  the  United 
Society,  giving  new  plans  for  the  work.  Similar 
letters  from  the  officers  of  the  State  and  local  unions. 
Letters  and  circulars  from  the  denominational 
mission  boards  and  other  denominational  authori- 
ties. Also  many  begging  letters  and  appeals  from  all 
kinds  of  organizations  and  private  persons. 

What  is  to  be  done  with  these  communica- 
tions? 

Every  one  of  them  is  to  be  passed  on  immediately 
to  the  proper  officer.  If  the  letter  calls  merely  for 
statistics,  give  it  to  the  recordinjfc?.secretary,  who 
will  either  answer  it  herself,  or  give  the  correspond- 


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ing  secretary  the  facts  for  her  to  answer  it.  If  it 
must  be  passed  upon  by  the  executive  committee, 
hand  it  to  the  president.  It  is  not  the  business  of 
the  corresponding  secretary  to  pass  judgment  on 
any  communication  and  decide  whether  it  should  be 
answered  or  not. 

Who  is  to  answer  the  letters  that  come  to 
the  corresponding  secretary? 

The  corresponding  secretary,  if  the  society  so  in- 
structs, as  it  usually  will.  If  the  letter  simply  calls 
for  statistics,  it  is  not  necessary  to  refer  it  to  the 
executive  committee.  As  said  above,  the  corre- 
sponding secretary  will  either  answer  it  herself, 
getting  the  facts  from  the  recording  secretary,  or 
will  see  that  the  recording  secretary  answers. 

What  is  the  corresponding  secretary  to  say 
in  a  "letter  of  introduction,"  when  such  a 
letter  is  voted  by  the  society? 

Simply  say  that  the  Endeavorer  who  is  leaving 
your  society  is  an  active  (or  associate)  member  in 
good  standing,  and  that  on  behalf  of  the  society  you 
are  glad  to  introduce  him  to  the  society  in  the  place 
to  which  he  is  going.  Add  some  account  of  the  work 
the  Endeavorer  has  done  in  your  society  and  the 
positions  he  has  held.  This  letter  is  only  to  intro- 
duce the  Endeavorer;  he  must  be  elected  a  member 
of  the  society  in  the  other  town  just  like  any  one 
else. 

Who  sends  off  the  money  contributed  by  the 
society  to  various  causes? 


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The  treasurer,  and  not  the  corresponding  secre- 
tary.   Often  it  goes  through  the  church  treasurer. 

Who  notifies  new  officers  and  committees 
of  their  election? 

The  recording  secretary,  who  will  conduct  all 
correspondence  within  the  society,  as  the  recording 
secretary  has  the  records  on  which  such  notes  are 
based. 

What  information  may  the  corresponding 
secretary  obtain  from  other  societies  ? 

The  corresponding  secretary  may  well  correspond 
with  other  corresponding  secretaries  about  the  best 
ways  of  working  and  about  the  progress  of  other 
societies.  The  letters  thus  obtained  will  be  read  to 
the  society,  with  comments. 

If  the  society  should  vote  a  resolution  re- 
garding some  public  matter,  who  should 
transmit  it  to  the  officer  or  organization 
involved? 

The  corresponding  secretary,  whose  duty  it  is  to 
attend  to  all  the  exterior  correspondence  of  the 
society. 

What  work  will  the  corresponding  secretary 
do  with  the  absent  members? 

She  will  keep  in  touch  with  them,  asking  for  an 
occasional  message  for  the  consecration  meeting, 
and  learning  of  the  Christian  Endeavor  work  that 
they  may  see.  Similar  letters  may  be  obtained  now 
and  then  from  the  former  members  of  the  society. 


Chapter  IX 
THE  PIANIST 

Why  is  the  work  of  the  pianist  important? 

Because  by  her  playing  she  can  make  the  singing 
successful  or  a  dismal  failure,  and  the  singing  is  one 
of  the  most  important  parts  of  our  prayer  meetings. 

What  is  the  most  important  qualification 
for  a  prayer-meeting  pianist? 

Consecration:  the  sincere  desire  to  praise  the 
Lord  Jesus  and  build  up  His  kingdom. 

What  is  the  second  essential  for  the  work  ? 

Skill  in  playing.  Every  Christian  Endeavor 
pianist  has  an  opportunity  before  which  a  great 
concert  audience  is  as  nothing.  Think  who  is  in  our 
Christian  Endeavor  prayer  meeting,  where  even 
two  or  three  are  met  together  in  His  name!  The 
pianist  will  practise  assiduously,  and  seek  always 
to  do  her  work  better  and  better  for  the  sake  of 
Christ.  While  one  that  cannot  play  very  well  should 
be  willing  to  take  the  position  if  no  better  player  is 
available,  she  should  do  all  she  can  to  become  more 
proficient  in  this  great  work. 

What  is  the  next  essential? 

Thorough  familiarity  with  the  hymn-book  that  is 
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used  by  the  society.  Practise  all  its  pieces  over  and 
over,  so  that  you  will  not  be  caught,  no  matter 
which  one  is  called  for. 

What  quality  is  most  valuable  in  a  pianist? 

Decision.  Play  with  briskness  and  firmness.  The 
pianist  is  the  leader  of  the  singing,  and  must  ex- 
hibit the  marks  of  leadership.  A  weak  introduc- 
tion to  a  song  kills  it  before  it  begins. 

How  are  preludes  to  be  used? 

With  discrimination.  If  the  song  is  familiar, 
only  the  chord  should  be  given.  Give  it  with  de- 
cision, pause  a  second,  and  then  start  off  the  hymn 
with  decision.  If  the  hymn  is  unfamiliar,  play  it 
through,  or  enough  of  it  to  give  an  idea  of  it. 

How  are  interludes  to  be  used  ? 

Sparingly;  it  is  well  not  to  play  any  interlude 
after  the  first  and  second  stanzas.  If  the  stanzas 
are  long  and  you  are  to  sing  all  of  them,  an  inter- 
lude after  the  third  stanza  may  be  useful  to  give  a 
chance  for  getting  breath.  Usually,  however,  it  is 
enough  merely  to  give  the  chord  as  a  signal  for  be- 
ginning the  next  stanza.  Some  organists  use  the 
interlude  as  a  chance  to  show  off,  and  that  is  in 
the  poorest  of  taste. 

What  is  to  be  done  if  the  society  drags? 

Do  not  race  ahead  at  an  impossible  distance  in 
advance,  for  then  you  merely  make  a  confusion  out 
of  which  there  is  no  rescue.  Just  keep  a  fraction  of 
a  beat  ahead  of  the  society,  and  when  the  stanza  is 


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finished  play  the  hymn  over  at  the  desirable  speed, 
in  the  hope  that  the  society  will  get  into  the  swing 
of  it. 

What  caution  about  the  number  of  stanzas 
to  be  sung? 

The  pianist  should  listen  carefully  when  the 
hymn  is  announced,  and  should  follow  with  great 
care  the  instructions  about  omitting  stanzas.  Here 
again  the  pianist  should  be  a  leader. 

What  if  a  hymn  is  called  for  inaudibly? 

The  pianist  should  speak  up  and  say,  "  What 
number,  please?  "  Do  not  guess  at  the  number,  or 
begin  to  play  till  you  are  sure  that  you  have  the 
right  one. 

How  can  the  pianist  aid  the  society  in  the 
matter  of  expression? 

By  playing  a  hymn  through  with  feeling,  softer 
and  louder,  faster  and  slower,  as  the  thought  may 
require.  The  pianist  cannot  do  this  unless  she  has 
a  thorough  familiarity  with  the  hymn-book. 

May  the  pianist  ever  call  for  a  hymn? 

Certainly,  especially  when  it  is  plain  that  the 
leader  has  not  made  a  careful  musical  programme, 
and  sometimes  in  the  course  of  a  consecration- 
meeting  roll-call  when  music  is  needed  to  relieve  it. 

When  may  the  pianist  start  a  hymn  without 
calling  for  it? 

This  service  is  particularly  valuable,  as  it  gives 


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much  spontaneity  to  a  meeting.  If  the  pianist  has 
many  hymns  in  mind,  and  is  able  to  play  them 
from  memory,  she  will  greatly  aid  the  meeting  by 
often  starting  a  suitable  hymn  at  the  close  of  some 
earnest  testimony  —  a  hymn  that  fits  right  into 
what  has  been  said. 

What  can  the  pianist  do  for  the  general 
musical  interests  of  the  society? 

Very  much.  If  there  is  no  music  committee,  the 
pianist  may  act  as  such  a  committee;  and  if  there 
is  a  music  committee,  the  pianist  will  be  its  chief 
aid.  She  may  organize  "  sings  "  in  the  homes  of  the 
Endeavorers  to  practise  the  songs  in  the  hymnal, 
she  may  lead  the  singing  at  the  socials,  she  may 
obtain  solos,  duets,  and  choruses  for  the  meetings. 
She  will  do  all  she  can  to  enrich  the  society  with 
melody  and  praise. 


Chapter  X 
THE  JUNIOR  SUPERINTENDENT 

What  is  the  work  of  the  Junior  superin- 
tendent? 

To  carry  on  the  Junior  society  of  Christian  En- 
deavor and  to  interest  all  others  in  the  work  that 
can  be  interested,  so  that  it  will  be  perpetuated  if 
the  superintendent  has  to  give  it  up. 

Who  should  be  Junior  superintendent? 

Any  one  upon  whom  God  has  laid  the  burden  of 
care  for  the  children. 

How  is  the  Junior  superintendent  elected? 

The  best  way  is  for  the  Young  People's  society  to 
nominate  the  superintendent  to  the  church  and  the 
church  to  elect  the  superintendent  among  its  reg- 
ular officers,  just  as  the  Sunday-school  superintend- 
ent is  elected  in  most  churches.  Then  the  church 
would  feel  responsible  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
work. 

Whence  will  come  the  money  support  of  the 
society? 

Not  much  money  will  be  needed,  but  the  church 
should  place  in  its  regular  budget  the  small  sum 
necessary  for  the  Junior  topic  cards,  hymn-books, 
and  the  other  expenses  of  a  year's  Junior  work.    It 

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is  the  most  profitable  work  done  in  the  church,  very 
often,  as  many  pastors  are  glad  to  testify. 

What  help  will  the  Junior  superintendent 
get  in  the  work? 

The  great  help  of  a  Junior  committee  from  the 
Young  People's  society.  Many  superintendents 
also  have  one  or  more  assistant  superintendents. 
The  committee  and  assistants  should  be  made  re- 
sponsible for  definite  parts  of  the  work,  so  as  to 
relieve  the  superintendent  wholly  of  those  details. 

To  whom  will  the  Junior  superintendent 
report? 

To  the  Young  People's  society  at  each  monthly 
business  meeting,  in  order  to  keep  the  young  people 
interested  in  the  Juniors.  Also  to  the  church  at  the 
annual  meetings,  and  oftener  if  the  pastor  desires. 

How  much  of  the  work  should  the  Juniors 
themselves  do? 

As  much  as  you  can  get  them  to  do  —  lead  the 
meetings,  give  the  chalk-talks  that  are  given  in 
The  Christian  Endeavor  World,  play  the  piano,  plan 
the  socials,  plan  the  committee  work. 

What  paper  will  add  to  the  interest  and 
efficiency  of  the  Junior  society? 

The  Junior  Christian  Endeavor  World,  Tremont 
Temple,  Boston,  costing  twenty-five  cents  a  year 
in  clubs  of  ten.  It  gives  one  new  plan  a  month  for 
each  Junior  committee  and  many  helps  on  the 
Junior  prayer-meeting  topics,   including  questions 


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to  answer,  topics  to  discuss,  and  talks  for  the  leader. 
In  addition,  it  gives  a  story  each  month  on  one  of 
the  topics,  by  Pansy,  and  many  other  bright  stories 
and  serials. 

What  practical  help  has  the  superintendent 
in  her  worlc? 

The  Junior  manuals  published  by  the  United 
Society,  written  by  Mrs.  Clark,  Mr.  Wells,  Mr. 
Anderson,  and  others;  also  each  week  in  The  Chris- 
ian  Endeavor  World  full  helps  by  Mrs.  Clark  and 
others,  including  the  superintendent's  talk,  ques- 
tions and  illustrations,  an  object  talk,  a  black- 
•loard  picture,  a  recitation,  and  things  for  the  Juniors 
to  do  in  the  meeting.  No  one  that  makes  use  of  this 
material  can  fail  to  have  a  good  Junior  society. 

How  will  the  superintendent  best  direct  the 
Junior  committee  work? 

By  having  the  committees  one  at  a  time  at  her 
house,  or  by  having  all  the  committees  at  once  meet 
in  different  rooms,  she  meeting  with  each  in  turn 
and  then  calling  them  all  together  to  report  the 
results  of  their  discussions.  It  is  a  good  plan  to  have 
on  the  Junior  committee  one  older  Endeavorer  for 
each  of  the  Junior  committees,  to  act  as  adviser. 
These  advisers,  as  far  as  possible,  will  be  the  En- 
deavorers  that  have  become  skilled  in  the  kinds  of 
work  they  are  to  superintend. 

How  can  you  teach  the  Juniors  to  pray  in 
public? 

By  holding  little  prayer  meetings  with  a  few  at 
a    time  —  preferably    the   committees  —  each   one 


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present  to  pray  in  turn.  By  having  the  society  fol- 
low you  in  little  prayers,  a  sentence  at  a  time.  By 
teaching  the  Juniors  Bible  prayers.  Dr.  Clark  has 
compiled  a  booklet  of  prayers  for  Juniors,  "  Bible 
Prayers  and  Bible  Classics,"  sold  by  the  United 
Society  for  ten  cents. 

How  is  the  Efficiency  Campaign  applied  to 
Juniors? 

By  a  unique  plan  calling  for  the  use  of  sashes  and 
badges,  which  is  explained  in  the  leaflet,  "  The 
Efficiency  Campaign  for  Juniors,"  sent  by  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  for  three 
cents.  The  carrying  out  of  this  plan  will  do  wonders 
for  any  Junior  society.  Also  by  a  full  set  of  leaflets 
like  this  series,  only  simpler,  which  is  described  in 
the  leaflet  just  named. 

How  may  the  Junior  superintendent  win 
and  hold  the  boys? 

Get  some  young  man  to  serve  as  assistant  super- 
intendent, or  co-superintendent,  leading  the  boys 
in  the  athletic  work,  the  walks,  the  making  of  col- 
lections, the  marching,  etc.,  suggested  in  "  The 
Efficiency  Campaign  for  Juniors." 

How  can  parents  be  interested  in  the  work? 

By  giving  them  something  to  do  —  invite  them 
to  a  definite  meeting,  send  the  Juniors  to  them  with 
definite  requests.  The  organization  of  a  Mothers' 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  will  be  of  the  greatest 
assistance  in  this.  See  the  United  Society's  ten- 
cent  pamphlet  on  Mothers'  societies. 


Chapter  XI. 

THE 
INTERMEDIATE    SUPERINTENDENT 

Why  is  the  work  of  the  Intermediate  super- 
intendent important? 

Because  she  takes  the  boys  and  girls  at  the  most 
important  transition  period  of  adolescence,  the 
period  when  most  conversions  are  made  and  most 
characters  are  fixed  for  good  or  evil. 

Why  is  the  Intermediate  superintendent's 
work  difficult  ? 

Because  of  the  perplexities  attending  this  period 
of  life,  its  impatience,  its  perturbations,  its  fluctu- 
ations, its  perverseness,  its  secrecy,  and  its  impul- 
siveness. Also  because  of  the  comparatively  short 
time  during  which  she  has  the  young  Endeavorers 
before  they  should  be  transferred  to  the  older  so- 
ciety. 

In  what  points  will  the  work  of  the  Inter- 
mediate superintendent  differ  from  that  of  the 
Junior  superintendent? 

The  Intermediate  superintendent  will  be  more  a 
power  behind  the  throne.  She  will  leave  much  to 
the  leadership  of  the  Intermediate  officers,  and  will 
strive   in  every  way  to   develop  their  initiative. 

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The  meetings  of  the  society  will  approximate  those 
of  the  older  society,  and  the  committee  work  will 
be  modeled  upon  the  committee  work  of  that  so- 
ciety as  rapidly  as  may  be. 

What  prayer- meeting  topics  should  be  used 
in  the  Intermediate  society? 

That  depends  upon  the  age  of  the  Intermediates. 
Some  societies  find  the  Junior  topics  still  the  best, 
and  some  —  the  majority  —  take  those  of  the  Young 
People's  society.  The  difference  is  more  in  the  man- 
ner of  treatment  than  the  topics. 

How  will  the  Intermediate  superintendent 
seek  to  develop  prayer- meeting  leaders?. 

By  encouraging  the  Intermediates  to  prepare 
their  programmes  and  get  up  their  meetings  with- 
out consulting  her;  she,  however,  will  watch  the 
meetings,  and  after  each  one  will  make  a  little 
speech,  criticising  the  meeting  favorably  and  un- 
favorably, showing  how  it  could  be  bettered. 

What  are  some  features  that  may  be  intro- 
duced into  the  meetings  to  stimulate  the 
Intermediates? 

A  debate,  when  the  topic  admits  of  it.  Two- 
minute  talks  by  the  Intermediates.  Prayers  by  all 
the  members.  An  exercise  in  the  starting  of  hymns' 
without  the  piano.  Practice  in  giving  reasons  for 
Christian  doctrines. 

.  What  are  some  studies  that  may  be  carried 
on  in  connection  with  Intermediate  work?     ' 


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The  Intermediates  are  just  at  the  age  when  some 
formal  religious  studies  will  appeal  to  them,  as  being 
work  that  their  elders  are  engaged  in.  The  proposal 
to  have  a  mission-study  class\i|^  a  class  in  evangelis- 
tic methods  or  Christian  evidence§~«c,Qhurch  history 
or  civics  will  be  welcomed  by  them. 

What  kinds  of  committee  work  will  Inter- 
mediates do  best? 

The  most  aggressive  and  energetic  kind.  The  In- 
termediate societies  have  proved  themselves  able 
evangelists  among  those  of  their  own  age  —  high- 
school  age.  They  may  distribute  tracts.  They  may 
organize  singing  bands  for  the  hospitals  and  other 
institutions  and  for  outdoor  work.  They  will  de- 
light in  the  work  of  starting  new  Intermediate  so- 
cieties. 

What  kinds  of  social  work  will  please  the 
Intermediates  ? 

Athletic  features  will  charm  the  boys.  Get  some 
fine  athlete  from  the  older  society  to  lead  them. 
Have  contests  with  other  societies..  Organize  camp- 
ing expeditions,  walking  tours,  bicycle  runs,  tennis 
tournaments,  and  the  like.  For  the  girls  many  of 
these  same  interests  are  available,  modified  to  suit 
their  strength;  the  girls  will  also  like  clubs  for  vari- 
ous kinds  of  work  or  play,  such  as  a  reading-club,  a 
sewing-club,  a  musical  club.  All  of  these  subsidiary 
organizations  will  be  considered  branches  of  the 
society  and  will  report  to  it. 


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What  kinds  of  committee  work  are  espe- 
cially adapted  to  the  Intermediate  society? 

All  the  usual  kinds,  such  as  lookout,  prayer-meet- 
ing, social,  and  missionary.  Also,  the  Intermediate 
society  is  a  good  field  for  temperance  and  citizenship 
committees,  for  press  committees,  good-literature 
committees,  information  committees,  pastor's  aid 
committees,  and  music  committees. 

How  will  graduation  from  the  society  be 
managed  ? 

By  fixing  a  regular  day  for  it  and  making  it  an 
event,  holding  a  joint  meeting  with  the  Young 
People's  society. 

How  will  you  determine  who  should  grad- 
uate? 

By  establishing  a  definite  list  of  requirements,  as 
that  the  candidate  shall  have  led  a  certain  number  of 
meetings  and  served  on  a  certain  number  of  com- 
mittees or  as  an  officer,  that  he  shall  have  done 
good  committee  work,  and  shall  speak  and  offer 
prayer  readily.  A  set  of  test  questions  may  be  made 
up  from  this  book,  and  used  to  examine  the  candi- 
dates for  graduation. 

Where  may  more  be  learned  about  the  du- 
ties of  the  Intermediate  superintendent? 

In  Secretary  Shaw's  pamphlet,  "  The  Intermedi- 
ate Handbook,"  sold  by  the  United  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont  Temple,  Boston,  for 
ten  cents  postpaid. 


Chapter  XII. 

THE  LOOKOUT  COMMITTEE 

Why  is  the  lookout  committee  so  called? 

Because  it  is  to  be  on  the  lookout  for  all  oppor- 
tunities of  improving  the  society. 

What  are  the  two  main  divisions  of  the  look- 
out committee's  work? 

It  is  to  look  out  for  new  members,  and  look  out 
for  the  faithfulness  of  those  already  in  the  society. 

How  may  the  lookout  committee  look  out 
for  new  members? 

It  may  well  meet  and  make  a  list  of  all  the  young 
people  its  members  know  and  can  learn  about  that 
are  possible  members  of  the  society.  Then  divide 
these  among  the  members  of  the  committee  for  each 
to  invite  to  Join  the  society. 

What  are  some  aids  that  may  be  used  to 
arouse  interest  in  the  society? 

A  printed  invitation  card.  A  printed  account  of 
the  society,  its  work  and  its  history.  The  society 
topic  card  and  constitution.   A  copy  of  the  pledge. 

What  personal  efforts  should  be  made  to 
draw  in  the  young  people? 

Call  on  them.    Get  them  to  come  to  the  socials. 
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Go  after  them  and  bring  them  to  the  prayer  meet- 
ings. 

How  can  the  committee  make  sure  that  the 
new  members  are  in  earnest  ? 

Go  over  the  pledge  with  each  one,  point  by  point, 
and  explain  it.  Prepare  a  list  of  questions  on  the 
various  clauses  of  the  pledge  and  have  the  candi- 
dates answer  them  in  writing.  Admit  the  new 
members  on  probation,  with  the  understanding 
that  they  are  not  full  members  till  they  have  been 
faithful  to  the  pledge  for  one  month.  Give  each 
new  member  a  copy  of  the  pledge  for  his  own.  Add 
a  copy  of  "  The  Endeavor  Greeting  "  (published  in 
10-cent  and  2S-cent  editions  by  the  United  Society). 
It  is  an  introduction  to  Christian  Endeavor  work 
for  beginners.  The  committee  may  hold  a  little 
prayer  meeting  with  the  new  members  for  the  pur- 
pose of  discussing  and  praying  about  their  new 
duties. 

What  if  a  member  of  the  committee  fails  to 
win  the  person  whom  he  seeks? 

Then  let  another  member  of  the  committee  try, 
and  keep  on  trying  with  the  help  of  different  En- 
deavorers  both  within  and  outside  the  committee. 

How  are  the  new  members  to  be  incorporated 
in  the  society? 

The  committee  should  help  them  to  get  something 
to  contribute  to  the  meeting  and  should  praise 
their  efforts,  and  lead  them  on  to  larger  work.   Give 


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them  part  in  preparing  for  the  socials.  Assign  them 
some  definite  part  in  the  prayer  meetings.  The 
work  of  the  committee  has  only  begun  when  the 
new  member  joins  the  society. 

How  can  the  lookout  committee  watch  over 
the  members  of  the  society? 

By  dividing  their  names  among  the  members  of 
the  committee,  each  to  keep  a  record  of  the  at- 
tendance and  participation  in  the  prayer  meetings 
of  the  Endeavorers  assigned  to  him.  This  record 
should  be  sent  monthly  to  each  member,  and  should 
be  summarized,  without  names,  in  the  committee's 
report.  Each  member  of  the  committee  should  seek 
to  aid  the  religious  development  of  those  assigned  to 
him. 

How  can  the  pledge  be  kept  before  the  mem- 
bers of  the  society? 

Have  a  large-type  copy  hanging  in  the  meeting- 
room.  Have  the  pledge  repeated  in  concert  at  the 
beginning  of  each  consecration  meeting,  and  when 
the  new  members  join.  At  each  consecration  meet- 
ing have  a  different  clause  of  the  pledge  discussed 
and  emphasized  by  a  good  speaker. 

What  can  the  lookout  committee  do  for  the 
associates? 

It  can  spur  them  to  regular  attendance  by  careful 
and  prompt  inquiries  after  all  absences.  It  can 
give  them  definite  work  to  do  in  the  meeting,  such 
as  reading  verses  or  answering  written  questions. 


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It  can  have  them  placed  on  committees  as  assist- 
ants. It  can  urge  active  membership  upon  them. 
Above  all,  it  can  urge  upon  them  individually  and 
often  the  call  of  Christ  to  open  confession  of  Him 
and  membership  in  His  church. 

What  is  the  duty  of  the  lookout  committee 
with  regard  to  the  consecration  meeting? 

To  see  every  absentee  that  did  not  send  a  message, 
and  learn  the  reason  for  the  failure.  Do  not  wait 
for  three  consecutive  unexcused  absences,  but  give 
a  warning  after  each  one. 

What  will  the  lookout  committee  need  most 
in  order  to  do  its  work  well  ? 

Love  —  love  of  God,  and  love  of  those  for  whom 
its  members  work.  Love  of  God  will  lead  to  prayer, 
and  prayer  will  lead  to  faith  and  confidence  and 
fidelity.  Love  of  the  other  Endeavorers  will  pro- 
duce patience  and  earnestness  and  tactfulness  and 
perseverance. 

What  is  a  good  motto  for  this  committee? 

"  I  am  my  brother's  keeper." 

Where  can  you  learn  fully  about  the  com- 
mittee work? 

In  the  pamphlet,  "  On  the  Lookout,"  a  manual  of 
lookout-committee  work,  sold  by  the  United  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont  Temple,  Boston. 
Sent  postpaid  for  ten  cents. 


Chapter  XIII 

THE 
PRAYER-MEETING  COMMITTEE 

What  objects  will  the  prayer-meeting  com- 
mittee set  before  it? 

To  improve  constantly  the  Christian  Endeavor 
prayer  meeting,  and  to  further  the  private  devo- 
tional life  that  leads  to  the  improvement  of  the 
prayer  meeting. 

What  should  characterize  the  membership 
of  this  committee? 

In  the  first  place,  deep  personal  devotion  to  Jesus 
Christ;  then,  readiness  to  express  that  loyalty 
openly  on  all  suitable  occasions.  The  committee 
must  itself  go  the  way  it  points  out  to  the  other 
Endeavorers.  Further,  the  committee  should  be 
wide-awake,  inventive,  persevering,  and  tactful. 

What  is  the  first  duty  of  the  committee? 

To  obtain  topic  cards,  one  for  each  member.  A 
very  useful  form  is  the  leaflet  published  by  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  giving  daily 
readings.  At  a  slight  addiil/jaal  coai^  j— ^itr^s  will  be 
added  giving  the  officers  and  committees  --Ji  the 
local  society.  The  United  Society  has  aXf^fo  an  unex- 
celled supply  of  ornamental  carrJ^,  and  its  sale  of 
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these  is  one  of  its  main  sources  of  revenue  for  carry- 
ing on  its  work  for  the  societies  and  the  churches. 

What  is  the  next  duty  of  the  prayer-meeting 
committee? 

To  appoint  the  leaders.  These  leaders  should  be 
appointed  six  months  ahead,  and  a  list  of  them 
should  be  posted  in  the  society  meeting-room. 

How  should  the  leaders  be  trained? 

They  should  be  called  together  at  the  beginning 
of  the  six  months  and  addressed  by  an  experienced 
worker,  who  will  give  them  practical  advice  about 
conducting  meetings.  The  committee  will  add  sug- 
gestions and  will  answer  the  leaders'  questions. 
Different  members  of  the  committee  will  be  assigned 
to  the  different  leaders  to  help  them  plan  their 
meetings.  Each  leader  should  receive  a  copy  of  the 
leader's  leaflet  of  suggestions  in  this  Efficiency 
series  (one  cent  each  in  quantities;  sample  copy, 
two  cents). 

What  is  to  be  done  if  the  leader  of  a  meeting 
fails  to  appear? 

The  chairman  or  some  other  member  of  the  com- 
mittee will  take  charge  of  the  meeting  promptly, 
and  do  the  best  he  can. 

What  is  the  '»ara«.,  JL  the  short  prayer  service 
which  .."liiny  prayer- meeting  committees  hold 
with  the  leader  just  before  the  society 
meeting? 

As  all  kneel  and  offer  prayer  in  turn  for  the 


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meeting,  the  leader  is  strengthened  by  the  conscious- 
ness of  divine  support  and  the  support  of  his  com- 
rades. Many  a  leader  has  received  in  this  little 
meeting  courage  to  pray  and  testify  freely. 

How  may  the  committee  get  more  prayers 
into  the  prayer  meeting? 

By  offering  prayers  themselves.  By  going  to  a 
number  of  members  that  do  not  pray  in  the  meet- 
ings and  asking  them  to  do  so.  By  forming  "  prayer 
trios,"  saying  to  some  timid  member,  "  I  will  pray 
first,  and  then  do  you  follow,  and  as  soon  as  you  are 
through  a  second  member  of  our  committee  will 
offer  prayer." 

Who  should  call  for  sentence  prayers? 

These  should  be  called  for  at  least  once  in  every 
meeting,  and  the  prayer-meeting  committee  (any 
member)  may  call  for  them,  unless  arrangement 
has  been  made  with  the  leader  to  do  so. 

What  is  a  memory  meeting? 

One  in  which  the  leader  and  all  that  take  part  use 
their  memories  entirely,  no  books  being  in  the  room, 
and  no  written  or  printed  paper. 

What  is  a  leaderless  meeting? 

One  with  a  programme  placed  before  the  society 
on  a  blackboard  and  followed  from  beginning  to 
end  without  direction  from  a  leader  or  the  com- 

What  is  committee  leadership? 


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All  the  members  of  the  committee  sit  in  front  of 
the  society  and  divide  among  them  the  work  of 
leading. 

What  is  dual  leadership? 

Two  Endeavorers,  one  experienced  and  the  other 
a  beginner,  sit  together  before  the  society  and  divide 
among  them  the  work  of  leading. 

What  will  freshen  up  a  prayer  meeting? 

Placing  the  chairs  in  unusual  positions.  Holding 
the  meeting  out  of  doors,  or  in  an  unusual  room,  or 
at  an  unusual  time,  as  early  in  the  morning.  Adopt- 
ing any  novelty,  such  as  a  blackboard  talk,  or  an 
object  talk,  or  an  essay  on  the  subject,  or  a  recita- 
tion or  dialogue.  One  such  novelty  is  given  for  each 
prayer-meeting  topic  week  by  week  in  The  Christian 
Endeavor  World. 

How  can  the  committee  lead  the  members 
to  take  part  in  original  ways? 

By  giving  to  the  beginners  written  questions  on 
the  topic  (these  are  furnished  weekly  in  The  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  World);  by  dealing  with  them  per- 
sonally and  urging  them  to  add  something  of  their 
own  to  everything  they  quote. 

Where  can  the  committee  learn  more  about 
this  work? 

In  the  book,  "  Prayer-Meeting  Methods,"  the 
fullest  collection  of  prayer-meeting  plans  ever 
made.  It  is  sent  postpaid  for  35  cents  by  the  United 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont  Temple, 
Boston. 


Chapter  XIV 
THE  MISSIONARY  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  missionary  com- 
mittee? 

To  promote  the  missionary  interest  of  the  soci- 
ety —  the  missionary  meetings,  mission-study,  giv- 
ing to  missions,  praying  for  missions,  and  the  actual 
doing  of  missionary  work. 

What  Icind  of  persons  should  make  up  the 
committee  ? 

Mainly  those  that  are  already  missionary  en- 
thusiasts, but  a  few  that  know  little  about  missions 
may  be  added  in  order  that  they  may  catch  the  fire. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be  ? 

As  there  are  twelve  missionary  meetings  in  the 
year,  it  is  well  to  have  a  committee  of  twelve,  each 
to  lead  one  of  these  meetings. 

What  is  the  plan  of  mission  bands? 

It  divides  the  entire  society  into  twelve  bands, 
each  under  the  leadership  of  a  member  of  the  mis- 
sionary committee.  Each  band  is  responsible  for 
one  of  the  missionary  meetings,  and  will  study  upon 
it  through  the  year  till  its  turn  comes.  Such  mis- 
sionary meetings  will  shine ! 
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How  may  the  mis&ionarv  comminee  be 
(wg»nized? 

By  dK-idii^  among  hs  members  the  vo^  to  be 
doae^  so  as  to  place  each  member  in  diaige  of  one 
divisMMi  of  h.  One  monber,  for  instance,  wOI  try  to 
increase  the  missicMiaiy  givii^  of  the  society,  an- 
other win  have  charge  of  the  missioaary  reading,  a 
third  of  the  missioa-study  dass,  etc 

What  are  some  elements  that  should  enter 
into  every  missionary  meeting? 

The  use  of  the  majv^'i'i^  ^  map-talk  about  the 
country-,  and  with  the  pcnntii^  out  of  ever>'  locality 
mentioned  during  the  ex-ening.  The  introduction 
of  any  topic  of  timely  interest,  such  as  current 
events  will  si^^st.  Speaking  without  the  use  of 
book,  papo",  or  manuscript.  The  use  of  pictures, 
curios,  music  from  the  land  under  discussion,  nati\-e 
costumes,  tableaux,  and  the  like.  At  the  dose,  a 
brisk  "  quiz,"  re%'iewing  the  principal  points  that 
have  been  brought  out. 

How  may  the  committee  get  the  Endeavora^ 
interested  in  missionary  reading? 

Ha\^  a  missionary-  Ubrar>'.  Use  also  the  miss>c»- 
ary  books  in  the  Sunday-school  and  puUic  libraries. 
Make  en%-elope  collections  of  interesting  clippings 
to  be  used  in  connectioa  with  the  meetir^s.  Offer  a 
reward  to  be  gix-en  to  the  one  that  will  read  in  three 
months  the  largest  number  and  the  best-selected 
fist  of  missionar>-  books  and  magazines.  Form 
mission  readii^-circles.    Have  some  of  the  most  in> 


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teresting  missionary  books  revie\k-e<i  in  the  meetings 
and  at  once  loaned. 

How  may  the  mission- study  course  be  con- 
ducted ? 

Send  to  the  United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor, 
Tremont  Tempk,  Boston,  for  a  list  of  the  text- 
books now  ready.  They  cover  most  mission  fields, 
home  and  foreign,  and  are  intensely  interesting. 
Appoint  a  leader,  who  need  not  be  a  fine  missionary' 
scholar,  but  only  a  good  executi\e.  Everj-  member 
of  the  class  must  have  the  text-book.  Eight  weekly 
lessons  will  complete  the  course.  Ever\-  book  will 
tell  the  leader  how  to  carry  on  the  work. 

How  can  you  increase  the  missionary  giving 
<rf  the  society? 

By  urging  membership  in  the  Tenth  Legion  — 
the  United  Society  enrollment  of  those  that  make 
it  a  rule  to  give  to  religious  work  at  least  a  tenth  of 
their  incomes.  This  is  on  the  same  principle  that 
leads  us  to  keep  sacred  to  God  one-seventh  of  our 
time  —  it  causes  us  to  use  for  God  more  of  all  our 
time  than  we  otherwise  should. 

Is  it  advisable  for  the  society  to  have  special 
objects  to  which  to  give? 

The  society  should  give  to  its  denominational  mis- 
sion boards,  whose  work,  as  members  of  the  church, 
they  are  bound  to  support.  If  those  boards  are 
willing  to  assign  special  objects  for  the  gifts  of  the 
societies,  it^dll  be  well  to  adopt  one  or  more  of  them. 


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How  may  prayer  for  missions  be  stimiulated  ? 

Many  missionary  boards  publish  prayer  cycles, 
which  the  Endeavorers  may  be  urged  to  observe. 
Each  Endeavorer  may  be  urged  to  choose  one  mis- 
sionary for  whom,  and  his  field,  the  Endeavorer  will 
pray  daily. 

How  may  the  socials  be  used  to  increase 
interest? 

Socials  built  along  missionary  lines  may  be  given 
by  the  missionary  committee  joined  with  the  social 
committee;  for  instance,  a  Japanese  social  with 
Japanese  decorations,  costumes,  booths,  games, 
songs,  reading,  and  refreshments. 

What  example  should  the  missionary  com- 
mittee set? 

It  should  itself  do  all  these  things  —  read,  study, 
give,  and  pray. 

What  missionary  work  may  be  done  by  the 
society? 

It  may  teach  English  to  foreigners,  send  cheery 
letters  to  missionaries,  co-operate  with  city  missions, 
fill  missionary  boxes,  make  friends  with  all  that  do 
not  know  Christ  and  seek  to  lead  them  to  Him. 

Where  will  the  missionary  committee  learn 
more  about  its  work? 

In  the  very  complete  "  Missionary  Manual," 
sent  postpaid  for  35  cents  by  the  United  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont  Temple,  Boston. 


Chapter  XV 
THE  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 

Why  is  the  social  committee  so  named? 

Because  it  is  to  be  social  itself,  and  inspire  others 
to  be  social.    It  is  the  committee  of  friendliness. 

What  are  the  fields  of  its  operations? 

Not  merely  the  society  socials,  but  also  the  prayer 
meetings,  the  church  services,  and  the  home  life  of 
the  Endeavorers. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

It  should  be  one  of  the  largest  in  the  society,  be- 
cause its  work  is  so  varied  and  reaches  out  so  far. 
If  the  committee  consists  of  the  usual  number, 
three,  it  should  seek  to  enlist  all  the  rest  of  the 
society  as  helpers. 

What  kind  of  persons  should  be  placed  upon 
the  committee? 

Social  persons  —  those  that  are  not  afraid  to 
talk  to  strangers,  those  that  have  the  power  to  make 
others  feel  at  home  and  to  bring  out  the  best  that 
is  in  them. 

In  what  spirit  will  the  social  committee  do 
its  work  ? 

In  the  spirit  of  love  and  service,  as  Christ  went 

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to  the  marriage  feast  of  Cana.  The  work  of  the 
social  committee  should  be  as  religious  as  that  of 
the  prayer-meeting  committee.  It  will  be  "  social 
to  save,"  seeking  to  get  close  to  people  in  order  to 
bring  them  close  to  Christ.  In  this  spirit  every  social 
will  be  planned. 

What  if  the  amusements  of  the  town  are  on 
a  low  plane? 

There  is  all  the  more  need  of  the  work  of  a 
Christian  Endeavor  social  committee  to  elevate 
them,  to  win  the  young  people  from  the  doubtful 
amusements  and  show  them  that  they  can  have  a 
gloriously  good  time  in  ways  of  which  Christ  would 
approve. 

Therefore  what  kinds  of  amusements  should 

be  banished  from  Christian  Endeavor  socials? 

"  Kissing_.5;aines,"  and  all  other  games  that  bring 

boys  and  girls  into  undue  familiarity.    GambHrig 

/         games,  dances,  and  every  other  form  of  amusement 

that  is  hurtful.    Late  hours  should  not  be  kept,  nor 

/       should  cqsdy  and  elaborate  preparations  be  made. 

/        The  best  socials  are  simple  and  inexpensive. 

^  Should  refreshments  be  served  at  Christian 

Endeavor  socials? 

^  Not  always.    Do  not  let  the  Endeavorers  come  to 

feel  that  they  cannot  have  a  good  time  without  eat- 
ing and  drinking.  Nevertheless  it  is  true  that  eating 
and  drinking  brings  people  closer  together;  and  if 
the  refreshments  are  simple  and  inexpensive,  it  is  a 
good  plan  to  have  them  at  perhaps  every  alternate 
social. 


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How  will  the  refreshments  and  the  other 
expenses  of  the  social  committee  be  provided 
for? 

If  they  are  kept  at  the  lowest  point,  the  society 
may  pay  them  out  of  its  treasury  from  the  contribu- 
tions of  the  members  —  that  is,  provided  the  larger 
part  of  the  gifts  goes  to  society  expenses  and  to 
missions.  Some  societies  raise  money  for  socials  by 
a  cake  and  candy  sale  once  a  year  or  by  giving  a  pay 
entertainment. 

Should  an  admission  fee  to  the  socials  be 
charged  ? 

Never,  unless  sometimes  a  merely  nominal  fee  to 
add  to  the  fun,  such  as  a  cent  for  every  foot  of  one's 
height.  It  must  be  made  as  easy  for  the  poor  as  the 
rich  to  attend  our  socials. 

How  should  the  socials  begin? 

With  some  amusement  that  will  set  every  one  to 
playing,  such  as  matching  halves  of  proverbs  or 
quotations,  or  seeing  who  will  get  the  largest  num- 
ber of  autographs  in  a  given  time  or  say  "  How  do 
you  do?  "  to  the  largest  number  of  persons,  receiving 
from  each  a  card  bearing  his  number. 

How  should  the  socials  end? 

With  the  singing  of  a  few  songs  and  with  a  word 
of  prayer  and  the  benediction. 

What  sort  of  amusements  should  make  up 
the  greater  part  of  a  Christian  Endeavor 
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Those  that  are  worth  while,  that  quicken  wits  and 
add  to  information  and  strengthen  character.  There 
are  a  large  number  of  such  amusements,  and  they 
are  more  interesting  than  the  more  frivolous  games, 
though  some  lighter  amusements  may  be  introduced 
for  the  sake  of  variety.  No  amusements  should  be 
allowed  of  which  the  pastor  and  church  do  not 
approve. 

Where  may  one  learn  about  good  amuse- 
ments for  the  Christian  Endeavor  socials? 

In  the  three  books  of  socials  published  by  the 
United  Society,  "  Social  Evenings,"  "  Social  to 
Save,"  and  "  Eighty  Pleasant  Evenings,"  sent  post- 
paid for  thirty-five  cents  each. 

How  will  the  social  tone  of  the  society  be 
maintained  outside  the  socials? 

The  social  committee  will  speak  to  all  strangers 
and  new  members,  and  introduce  them  to  others 
and  try  to  make  every  one  feel  at  home  in  the 
society. 

How  may  the  work  of  the  social  committee 
be  extended  to  the  homes? 

By  the  organization  of  "  group  socials"  or  "  neigh- 
borhood socials,"  in  which  the  young  people  of  one 
neighborhood  meet  together,  or  sometimes  one 
group  goes  for  an  evening  to  a  home  in  some  other 
and  distant  neighborhood  and  meets  that  neighbor- 
hood group.  The  purpose  in  it  all  is  to  break  down 
cliques  and  the  caste  spirit,  and  to  unite  all  the  En- 
deavorers  as  brothers  and  sisters  in  Christ. 


Chapter  XVI 

THE  MUSIC  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  music  committee? 

To  arrange  for  the  playing  of  the  piano  or  organ 
in  the  society  meetings,  to  further  in  every  way  the 
musical  interests  of  the  society,  and  to  lead  tht 
Endeavorers  to  be  helpful  with  music  for  outside 
causes. 

How  large  should  the  music  committee  be? 

Usually  three,  but  it  may  be  larger  or  smaller, 
according  to  the  size  of  the  society  and  the  work 
the  committee  finds  to  do. 

What  kind  of  persons  should  be  placed  upon 
this  committee? 

While  the  committee  should,  of  course,  have  upon 
it  one  or  two  persons  of  musical  ability,  it  is  more 
necessary  that  its  members,  and  especially  its  chair- 
man, should  have  musical  enthusiasm  and  good 
executive  ability  than  that  they  should  be  musicians 
themselves.  The  committee  is  not  so  much  tolsing 
and  play  as  to  get  others  to  sing  and  play. 

How  will  pianists  be  provided  ? 

The  society  may  choose  one  person  to  be  pianist 
for  the  year  or  the  half  year,  just  as  it  chooses  any 
other  officer;  or,  the  music  committee  may  select 

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one  pianist;  or,  the  committee  may  appoint  all  the 
members  of  the  society  that  can  play  to  serve  as 
pianists  in  their  turn.  In  any  case  the  music  com- 
mittee will  see  that  the  place  is  filled  during  the 
temporary  absence  of  the  pianist. 

In  regard  to  the  singing  and  other  music  of 
the  meetings,  what  relation  has  the  music 
committee  to  the  leaders  of  the  meetings? 

The  chairman  of  the  music  committee  will  always 
consult  with  the  leader  of  each  meeting,  and  the 
two  will  arrange  for  the  music  together.  Generally 
the  special  music  will  be  supplied  by  the  music  com- 
mittee, but  the  leader  will  decide  where  it  is  to  come 
in  his  programme.  Also,  the  leader  will  consult  with 
the  music  committee  as  to  the  ordinary  singing,  and 
the  committee  will  suggest  ways  of  brightening  it. 
The  music  committee  should  not  interfere  with  the 
plans  of  the  leader  by  springing  musical  features 
upon  him  without  warning. 

What  kinds  of  special  musical  features  may 
the  music  committee  provide  for  the  meet- 
ings? 

Solos,  duets,  quartettes,  and  choruses;  also  in- 
strumental solos  —  violin,  violoncello,  flute,  and 
piano;  but  the  latter  should  be  sacred  music  always. 
See  that  the  special  music  harmonizes  with  the 
subject  of  the  meeting.  For  instance,  a  missionary 
hymn  sung  as  a  solo  is  better  for  a  missionary  meet- 
ing than  an  elaborate  solo  that  has  no  missionary 
bearing. 


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How  may  the  committee  arouse  interest  in 
the  general  singing  of  the  society? 

By  holding  "  sings  "  at  private  houses,  for  be- 
coming famiHar  with  the  less-known  pieces  of  the 
hymn-book.  By  appointing  some  good,  enthusiastic 
singer  as  musical  director  of  the  society,  that  he 
may  stand  before  the  society  and  lead  the  singing. 

What  warning  should  be  given  this  musical 
director? 

That  he  is  not  to  make  the  prayer  meeting  a 
singing-class.  Whatever  instructions  he  gives  as  to 
the  singing  of  a  hymn  should  be  so  brief  and  pointed 
as  not  to  interfere  with  the  spiritual  effect  of  the 
hymn.  He  will  lead  more  by  his  own  singing  and 
by  drilling  singers  outside  the  prayer  meeting  than 
by  drill  in  the  meeting. 

What  special  hymns  may  be  chosen? 

A  society  hymn,  selected  by  vote  of  the  members, 
to  be  sung  on  all  formal  occasions.  A  memory 
hymn  every  month,  to  be  committed  to  memory 
and  sung  at  every  meeting.  {The  Christian  En- 
deavor World  has  for  years  given  the  history  of  one 
memory  hymn  each  month.)  A  consecration 
hymn,  to  be  sung  at  each  consecration  meeting.  A 
missionary  hymn,  to  be  sung  at  each  missionary 
meeting  of  the  year.  Committee  hymns,  to  be 
chosen  by  each  committee,  a  verse  to  be  sung  after 
each  committee  report  at  the  business  meetings. 

What  use  may  be  made  of  a  society  chorus 
or  glee  club? 


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It  may  sing  a  hymn  by  itself  at  each  meeting. 
It  may  furnish  special  music  for  socials  and  enter- 
tainments. It  may  aid  in  the  singing  at  the  church 
meetings.  It  will  furnish  a  nucleus  of  trained  singers 
to  carry  through  with  vigor  the  singing  at  the 
prayer  meetings. 

What  outside  causes  may  be  helped  by  the 
music  committee? 

It  may  group  the  Endeavorers  to  aid  the  singing 
in  the  church  prayer  meetings  and  the  Sunday- 
evening  services.  It  may  organize  regular  song 
services  in  the  hospitals,  old  ladies'  homes,  prisons, 
etc.  It  may  carry  on  the  song  service  at  outdoor 
evangelistic  meetings.  Carols  may  be  sung  in  the 
streets  on  Easter,  Christmas,  and  New  Year's 
mornings. 

What  is  the  chief  peril  of  the  music  com- 
mittee? 

That  of  falling  into  a  rut.  Endless  variety  may 
be  introduced  into  the  singing,  if  the  committee  will 
use  its  wits. 

Where  may  the  music  committee  find  many 
other  plans  for  its  work? 

In  "  Christian  Endeavor  Grace-Notes,"  a  pam- 
phlet sent  postpaid  for  ten  cents  by  the  United 
Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  Boston. 


Chapter  XVII 
THE  FLOWER  COMMITTEE 

*^  What  is  the  first  thing  for  a  flower  committee 
to  do? 

Take  account  of  its  resources.  Canvass  the  mem- 
bers and  friends  of  the  society,  and  see  what  mate- 
rial for  church  decoration  is  available  —  potted 
plants  soon  to  come  into  bloom,  ferns,  and  garden 
flowers  or  vines,  and  the  like.    Make  a  list  of  these. 

Why  is  money  sometimes  needed  for  the 
work  of  the  committee? 

Because  during  the  coldest  months  we  may  need 
to  fall  back  upon  the  florist;  but  even  then,  if  the 
committee  is  industrious  in  raising  flowers,  this  will 
not  be  necessary. 

'^    How  may  the  flower  committee  get  money? 

By  private  subscription.  By  a  special  church 
collection.  By  placing  in  the  pews  little  envelopes 
marked  "  For  the  Pulpit  Flowers,"  to  be  filled  and 
added  to  the  regular  collection.  By  keeping  in  the 
church  vestibule  a  box  marked  "  Flower  Offering," 
with  a  slit  in  the  top.  By  a  flower  entertainment 
to  which  admission  is  charged. 

How  can  we  make  the  older  church-mem- 
bers ready  to  give  for  this  cause? 

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By  making  known,  through  the  pastor  and  the 
church  paper  and  in  other  ways,  the  good  uses  of 
the  flowers  in  addition  to  their  beautifying  the 
church. 

How  can  flowers  be  raised  ? 

Each  member  of  the  committee  may  cultivate  a 
flower  garden.  All  the  society  may  be  set  to  raising 
Christian  Endeavor  flowers.  You  may  offer  a  re- 
ward for  the  best  garden  or  the  best  flower-bed  or 
the  finest  specimen  of  a  potted  plant.  You  may  dis- 
tribute packages  of  flower  seeds  or  bulbs  to  be  raised. 
You  may  have  an  exhibition  of  flowering  plants 
raised  by  the  members.  You  may  have  a  flower 
social  once  a  year,  the  admission  fee  to  be  a  flower- 
ing plant  raised  by  the  member  bringing  it. 

How  may  we  draw  from  the  fields  and  the 
woods? 

By  making  free  use  of  the  beautiful  wild  flowers 
in  their  season.  By  using  such  material  as  wild 
vines,  sheaves  of  wheat,  stalks  of  com,  autumn 
leaves,  branches  of  evergreens,  bright  berries  and 
rose  pips,  grasses,  "  pussy-willows,"  "  cat-tails," 
and  the  like. 

How  may  we  use  mottoes? 

By  asking  the  pastor  what  the  subject  of  his  ser- 
mon will  be,  and  submitting  to  him  a  motto,  per- 
haps his  text.  After  he  passes  upon  it,  make  the 
letters,  cutting  them  out  of  pasteboard  and  covering 
them  with  evergreen  or  with  gilt  or  silver  paper, 


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and   place  the  whole   back  of  the   pulpit  on  the 
wall. 

How  may  we  use  the  flowers  when  Sunday 
is  over? 

By  taking  them  to  the  sick  of  the  church  and 
the  community,  and  to  hospitals.  By  giving  them 
to  the  old  people  and  other  shut-ins.  By  sending 
flowers  to  the  pastor  and  the  pastor's  wife  on  their 
birthdays.  By  remembering  thus  the  birthdays  of 
the  church  officers  and  others  whom  we  wish  to 
honor.  By  sending  flowers  to  the  public-school 
graduates.  By  putting  them  in  the  prisons  and 
other  places  where  they  may  minister  in  quiet  ways. 
By  using  them  as  rewards  for  especially  good  com- 
mittee work,  or  especially  regular  attendance.  By 
welcoming  with  them  the  new  members  that  enter 
the  society.  By  pinning  a  buttonhole  bouquet  on 
every  Endeavorer  to  signalize  some  meeting. 

How  may  we  enhance  the  value  of  these 
flower  gifts? 

By  taking  them  in  person,  and  by  giving  with 
them  some  written  message  of  love  and  cheer. 
Always  give  them  in  the  name  of  the  society. 

How  may  this  work  be  divided  up? 

Let  the  members  of  the  committee  be  responsible 
in  turn  for  the  church  decorations  and  for  the  dis- 
posal of  the  flowers  afterwards.  Get  the  members  of 
the  society  to  take  this  work  in  turn,  under  the 
direction  and  with  the  aid  of  the  committee.    Let 


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the  society  vote  which  Sunday  of  the  year  saw  the 
church  decorated  in  the  prettiest  way.  Give  some 
reward  for  this. 

What  may  the  flower  committee  do  in  the 
church  yard? 

It  may  tend  the  walks,  and  cut  the  grass,  where 
this  is  not  provided  for  by  the  church.  It  may  make 
and  care  for  flower-beds.  It  may  set  out  flowering 
shrubs  and  hedges  and  trees.  All  this,  of  course, 
will  be  done  with  the  approval  of  the  church  officers 
and  the  pastor. 

Where  are  fuller  plans  for  the  flower  com- 
mittee to  be  found  ? 

In  "  The  Flower  Committee's  Summary,"  a 
thirty-two  page  pamphlet  which  is  sold  by  the 
United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont 
Temple,  Boston,  for  five  cents,  postpaid. 

In  what  spirit  should  the  flower  committee 
work? 

In  love  for  God's  beautiful  world  and  a  desire  to 
bring  that  beauty  to  others,  that  it  may  speak  to 
them  of  the  love  of  our  Father  in  heaven. 


Chapter  XVIII 
THE  INFORMATION  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  object  of  the  information  com- 
mittee? 

To  give  the  society  information  about  the  progress 
of  the  Christian  Endeavor  society  in  all  parts  of  the 
world,  and  to  tell  them  about  new  methods  of 
Christian  Endeavor  work;  also  to  report  the  most 
important  news  concerning  the  denomination  and 
the  progress  of  the  church  of  Christ  in  the  world. 

Why  is  this  committee  important? 

Because  there  is  no  inspiration  without  informa- 
tion. Because  what  we  know  about  we  are  likely 
to  be  interested  in  and  to  work  for. 

Of  how  many  should  the  committee  consist? 

That  depends  upon  the  size  of  the  society;  usually 
three  members  will  be  right  but  if  the  society  is 
small  you  may  have  only  one  member. 

How  should  the  committee  be  made  up? 

Those  should  be  placed  upon  the  committee  that 
are  best  informed  regarding  Christian  Endeavor,  or 
at  least  the  chairman  of  the  committee  should  be 
such  a  person.  The  committee  should  be  able  to 
recognize  good  news,  and  to  present  it  in  a  bright, 
iittractive  way. 

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How  often  should  this  committee  report? 

At  every  prayer  meeting,  as  a  rule,  taking  the 
first  five  minutes  of  the  meeting  after  the  opening 
song  and  before  the  leader's  remarks  on  the  topic. 
Most  consecration  meetings,  however,  are  so 
crowded  that  the  report  of  the  information  commit- 
tee may  well  be  omitted. 

Who  will  call  for  the  report  of  the  committee? 

You  should  have  a  regular  programme  for  the 
meeting  given  to  the  leader,  containing  a  list  of  the 
features  of  the  meeting  that  are  not  to  be  omitted, 
though  the  leader  may  vary  the  order  as  he  pleases. 
Having  this  programme  before  him,  the  leader  will 
be  quite  sure  to  call  for  the  report  of  the  informa- 
tion committee.  If  he  neglects  to  do  so,  the  presi- 
dent of  the  society  should  remind  him  of  the  omis- 
sion; and  if  the  president  also  forgets  it,  the  chair- 
man or  any  member  of  the  information  committee 
may  rise  and  say,  "  The  information  committee 
has  not  given  its  report."  Such  a  deferred  report 
may  be  made  during  the  meeting,  but  it  is  better  if 
given  at  the  beginning. 

When  the  committee  has  several  members, 
who  should  make  the  report? 

The  members  will  take  turns  in  making  the  re- 
port, as  they  may  agree  beforehand;  but  the  chair- 
man will  have  general  supervision  of  the  matter, 
and  will  always  be  ready  to  report  if  the  member 
fails  whose  duty  it  is.    Besides,  the  chairman  may 


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sometimes  add  to  the  report  made  by  a  member 
of  the  committee. 

How  long  a  report  should  be  given? 

Never  longer  than  five  minutes;  less  than  that, 
if  the  news  does  not  call  for  five  minutes.  Never 
pad  it. 

Where  will  the  committee  get  its  informa- 
tion? 

From  The  Christian  Endeavor  World  and  other 
Christian  Endeavor  papers,  and  from  the  denomi- 
national and  other  religious  periodicals,  including 
the  missionary  magazines.  In  The  Christian  En- 
deavor World  there  is  always  a  section  of  the  Table 
of  Contents  pointing  out  certain  articles  as  con- 
taining good  material  for  the  information  committee. 

What  kinds  of  news  items  should  be  chosen? 

Those  that  are  of  striking  interest,  such  as  when 
Christian  Endeavor  reaches  a  new  country,  when 
some  new  campaign  or  special  effort  is  proposed, 
when  a  new  method  is  reported,  when  some  unusual 
or  conspicuously  good  work  is  related;  also  similar 
items  in  regard  to  the  general  work  of  the  church. 

In  what  manner  should  the  report  be  given? 

The  speaker  should  come  forward  and  face  the 
society,  thus  winning  far  more  attention.  He  should 
never  read  from  a  paper,  either  a  printed  paper 
or  his  own  writing,  but  he  should  get  the  facts 
firmly  in  mind,  then  speak  them  in  his  own  words; 
this  is  immeasurably  the  most  effective  way.    He 


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should  be  brisk,  and  should  now  and  then  intro- 
duce a  bit  of  fun  to  enliven  what  he  says.  He  should 
be  practical,  and  should  apply  the  information  to 
his  own  society.  He  should  speak  clearly  and 
earnestly.  He  should  practise  making  his  report 
before  he  comes  to  the  meeting. 

What  are  some  variations  of  the  report 
that  will  be  of  interest? 

Sometimes  all  three  members  may  stand  before 
the  society,  and  each  will  give  in  his  turn  a  brief 
report.  Sometimes  the  report  will  be  placed  before 
the  society  in  the  form  of  a  clearly  printed  placard, 
bearing  statistics  or  other  information  best  presented 
in  that  way.  Sometimes  the  speaker  will  ask  the 
society  to  repeat  after  him  some  of  the  facts  given, 
to  impress  them  on  the  memory.  Sometimes  the 
speaker  will  conduct  a  quiz  on  the  information 
given  for  a  month  back.  Sometimes  the  committee 
will  take  a  new  country  every  week  for  several 
months.  Much  of  the  success  of  this  committee 
will  depend  upon  the  original  inventiveness  that  is 
put  into  the  work. 


Chapter  XIX 
THE  SUNDAY-SCHOOL  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  Sunday-school 
committee? 

It  is  twofold:  to  help  the  Sunday  school  through 
the  Christian  Endeavor  society,  and  to  help  the 
Christian  Endeavor  society  through  the  Sunday 
school. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

From  one  member  upward,  depending  upon  the 
size  of  the  society,  the  available  material  for  the 
committee,  and  the  work  the  committee  finds  to  do. 
Three  is  the  usual  number. 

Who  should  be  placed  upon  the  committee? 

Those  familiar  with  both  the  Christian  Endeavor 
and  the  Sunday-school  work,  especially  the  older 
Endeavorers  that  can  teach  Sunday-school  classes 
acceptably,  and  will  have  the  confidence  of  the 
Sunday-school  superintendent  and  be  a  real  help  to 
him  and  to  the  teachers. 

What  should  be  the  relation  between  this 
committee  and  the  Sunday-school  officers  and 
teachers? 

The  committee  will  simply  oflfer  itself  to  help 
them  in  every  way,  and  will  make  suggestions  of 
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what  it  may  do  if  the  work  is  desired;  but  it  will  not 
attempt  any  task  without  the  hearty  approval  of 
all  the  Sunday-school  workers  concerned,  whether 
superintendent,  teachers,  or  others. 

What,  in  most  cases,  is  the  most  useful 
work  the  committee  may  do? 

Furnishing  substitute  teachers  for  the  Sunday- 
school  classes.  For  this  purpose  the  committee  may 
constitute  itself  the  nucleus  of  a  class  of  Endeavorers 
and  others  who  each  Sunday  will  study  in  the  school, 
under  a  good  teacher,  the  lesson  for  the  next  Sunday, 
so  as  to  be  ready  to  teach  the  lesson  the  next  Sunday 
as  substitutes.  Whether  this  is  done  or  not,  the 
committee  should  form  a  list  of  all  that  will  agree  to 
act  as  substitute  teachers,  as  a  general  thing,  when 
called  upon,  and  will  obtain  the  services  of  one  of 
these  teachers  when  it  knows  in  advance  that  any 
teacher  is  to  be  absent. 

What  else  may  the  committee  do  to  help 
the  Sunday-school  superintendent? 

It  may  organize  and  drill  a  Sunday-school  choir. 
It  may  see  to  the  decorating  of  the  Sunday-school 
room  with  flowers.  It  may  aid  in  the  preparation 
for  Sunday-school  concerts  and  Christmas  and 
other  entertainments.  It  may  lead  in  an  effort  to 
get  for  the  school  some  needed  piece  of  apparatus, 
such  as  a  stereopticon.  It  may  serve  as  a  picnic 
committee.  It  may  help  in  the  school  advertising,  in 
the  papers,  by  circulars,  and  by  posters.  It  may 
get  books  for  the  library. 


THE    SUNDAY-SCHOOL   COMMITTEE        83 

How  may  the  committee  increase  the  at- 
tendance of  the  school? 

By  conducting  a  systematic  canvass  of  the  town 
for  new  pupils.  By  canvassing  the  Christian  En- 
deavor society  for  the  same  purpose.  By  organ- 
izing an  attendance  contest  in  the  school  itself. 

How  may  the  committee  help  the  teachers 
and  the  school? 

By  taking  lists  of  absent  scholars  and  visiting 
their  homes  to  learn  the  reasons  for  their  absence. 
By  studying  lessons  with  the  backward  pupils  and 
helping  them  on.  By  giving  class  socials.  By  aiding 
the  teachers  to  make  apparatus  for  teaching. 

How  may  the  committee  advertise  the  Sun- 
day school  in  the  Young  People's  society 
meetings? 

By  speaking  now  and  then  of  the  interesting  work 
the  school  is  doing.  By  introducing  into  their 
prayer-meeting  talks  references  to  the  current 
Sunday-school  lessons.  By  getting  the  Sunday- 
school  superintendent  to  lead  an  occasional  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  prayer  meeting. 

How  can  the  committee  increase  the  mem- 
bership of  the  Christian  Endeavor  society? 

By  canvassing  the  Sunday  school  for  members, 
taking  all  the  classes  of  suitable  age.  If  the  com- 
mittee helps  the  teachers,  the  teachers  should  be 
willing  and  glad  to  help  Christian  Endeavor  by 
urging  membership  in  the  society  upon  their  pupils. 


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The  committee  may  urge  the  teachers  to  make 
frequent  references  in  their  teaching  to  the  work  of 
the  society,  and  also  to  the  current  prayer-meeting 
topics. 

What  help  can  the  Sunday-school  superin- 
tendent give  to  the  society? 

He  can  give  the  Christian  Endeavor  notices 
clearly  and  interestingly.  He  can  urge  membership 
in  the  society  from  the  desk.  He  can  recognize 
publicly  the  work  the  Sunday-school  committee, 
and  the  society  as  a  whole,  is  doing  to  help  him. 

How  is  the  work  of  the  Sunday  school  to  be 
separated  from  that  of  the  Christian  Endeavor 
society? 

The  Sunday  school  is  for  Bible-study;  the  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  society,  for  religious  training.  The 
first  is  for  impression,  and  the  second  for  expression. 
The  Christian  Endeavor  society  has  no  time  for 
teaching  the  Bible,  and  the  Sunday  school  has  no 
time  for  training  in  prayer-meeting  testimony,  in 
public  prayers,  in  mission-study,  in  the  leading  of 
meetings,  in  the  conduct  of  business  meetings,  in 
the  many  activities  of  the  Christian  Endeavor  com 
mittees  and  officers. 

Where  can  the  committee  find  full  direc- 
tions for  its  worlc? 

In  "  Sunday-School  Endeavors,"  a  pamphlet  sent, 
postpaid,  for  ten  cents  by  the  United  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  Tremont  Temple,  Boston. 


Chapter  XX 

THE  JUNIOR  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  Junior  committee? 

To  help  the  Junior  superintendent  carry  on  the 
work  of  the  Junior  Christian  Endeavor  society.  To 
conduct  that  society  if  there  is  no  Junior  superin- 
tendent or  in  her  temporary  absence. 

Why  have  a  Junior  committee? 

Because  the  work  of  carrying  on  a  Junior  society 
is  too  heavy  for  one  person.  Because  the  superin- 
tendent may  get  sick  or  move  away,  or  other  con- 
tingencies may  arise,  leaving  the  Junior  society 
without  a  superintendent;  and  in  that  case  the 
Junior  committee  will  carry  on  the  work  till  another 
superintendent  can  be  found.  Many  hundreds, 
even  thousands,  of  Junior  societies  have  been 
abandoned  for  a  time,  and  sometimes  altogether, 
just  for  the  lack  of  a  Junior  committee. 

Of  whom  should  the  Junior  committee 
consist? 

Of  the  members  of  the  Young  People's  society 
(including  the  graduate  members)  that  have  any 
knowledge  or  inspiration  or  guidance  for  the  Jun- 
iors. Endeavorers  of  the  widest  varieties  of  abil« 
ities  will  be  useful  on  this  committee. 
8S 


86  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 


How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

It  should  contain  as  many  members  as  can  or 
will  do  work  in  the  Junior  society,  and  it  may  well 
vary  in  size  from  time  to  time  as  the  number  of 
available  workers  varies. 

Who  will  be  the  chairman  of  the  Junior 
committee? 

Some  one  with  good  executive  ability,  who  can 
set  others  to  work  and  keep  them  at  it.  Do  not  make 
the  Junior  superintendent  chairman,  for  you  want 
to  relieve  her  of  all  the  work  you  can ;  but  the  chair- 
man of  the  committee  will  be  in  close  touch  with 
the  superintendent,  and  will  become  temporary 
superintendent  when  the  superintendent  is  away 
or  is  sick  (unless,  that  is,  the  Junior  society  has  an 
assistant  superintendent ) . 

What  may  the  Junior  committee  do  for  the 
Junior  meeting? 

One  of  its  members  may  play  the  piano  and  lead 
the  singing,  serving  also  as  the  adviser  and  super- 
intendent of  the  Junior  music  committee.  Another 
member  who  has  a  knowledge  of  missions  and  zeal 
for  them  may  supervise  the  work  of  the  Junior 
missionary  committee  and  help  to  make  the  Junior 
missionary  meetings  successful.  Another  may  have 
charge  of  the  Bible  work  of  the  Juniors.  Another 
may  give  an  object  lesson  or  a  chalk-talk  in  every 
meeting.  Another  may  keep  order,  sitting  in  the 
back  of  the  room.  Another  may  take  in  hand  the 
temperance  meetirrgs.    And  so  on.    Of  course,  if 


THE    JUNIOR    COMMITTEE  8/ 

you  cannot  get  workers  for  all  this,  you  will  get 
what  you  can. 

What  may  the  Junior  committee  do  for  the 
committee  work  of  the  Juniors? 

It  will  furnish  persons  expert  and  trained  along 
these  lines  of  work  to  act  as  directors  of  the  various 
Junior  committees.  For  example,  some  one  skilled 
in  planning  and  managing  socials  will  be  placed  on 
the  committee,  for  the  purpose  of  helping  the  Junior 
social  committee  to  get  up  Junior  socials  of  many 
kinds.  Some  skilled  worker  in  the  Young  People's 
prayer  meeting  will  be  a  member  of  the  Junior  com- 
mittee, and  will  aid  the  Junior  prayer-meeting 
committee  and  the  leaders  of  the  Junior  prayer 
meeting.  Some  Endeavorer  who  has  done  good 
work  on  the  lookout  committee  of  the  older  so- 
ciety will  be  placed  on  the  Junior  committee,  and 
will  show  the  Junior  lookout  committee  how  to  do 
good  work. 

How  will  the  Junior  committee  aid  the 
Junior  officers  ? 

It  may  contain  an  ex-president  of  the  Young 
People's  society,  who  will  show  the  Junior  presi- 
dent how  to  do  his  work,  and  especially  how  to 
conduct  business  meetings.  He  will  also  drill  the 
Junior  society  in  parliamentary  law.  Another  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  may  be  detailed  to  help  the 
Junior  treasurer  and  another  to  aid  the  Junior 
secretary. 

How  will  the  Junior  committee  interest  the 
older  Endeavorers  in  the  Junior  society? 


88  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 


By  its  regular  reports  at  the  business  meetings  of 
the  older  society,  setting  forth  the  work  the  Juniors 
are  doing  and  asking  the  prayers  and  the  sympathy 
and  the  active  co-operation  of  the  older  Endeav- 
orers. 

How  will  the  Junior  committee  interest  the 
church  in  the  Junior  society? 

By  getting  the  co-operation  of  the  pastor,  and  by 
reporting  the  work  of  the  Juniors  now  and  then  in 
the  church  prayer  meetings  and  other  church  meet- 
ings. 

How  will  the  Junior  committee  help  in  the 
matter  of  the  finances  of  the  Junior  society  ? 

It  may  obtain  a  regular  grant  from  the  treasury  of 
the  church,  which  should  support  the  Junior  work 
just  as  much  as  it  supports  the  primary  department 
of  the  Sunday  school.  If  the  Junior  society  gives 
entertainments  to  raise  money  for  any  purpose,  the 
Junior  committee  will  be  very  helpful  there. 

What  authority  will  the  Junior  committee 
have? 

No  authority  at  all,  unless  it  takes  the  place  of  a 
superintendent.  If  there  is  a  superintendent,  she 
is  responsible  for  the  Junior  society  and  has  all 
necessary  authority,  the  Junior  committee  acting 
as  her  ready  and  willing  subordinates,  as  closely  co- 
operating friends.  Acting  in  this  spirit,  it  will  do  a 
work  not  second  in  importance  to  that  of  any  other 
committee  in  the  Young  People's  society. 


Chapter  XXI 
THE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE 

What  work  is  committed  to  tlie  finance 
committee? 

It  is  to  help  the  treasurer  and  the  missionary 
committee,  stimulate  the  giving  of  the  society,  and 
collect  the  money  necessary  for  the  society  expenses 
and  the  missionary  gifts  of  the  society. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

Three  members  is  enough,  unless  the  society  is 
very  large.  Even  one  member  will  greatly  aid  the 
treasurer. 

What  should  be  the  characteristics  of  the 
members  of  a  finance  committee? 

They  should  be  resourceful,  tactful,  and  per- 
sistent. They  should  realize  the  importance  of 
giving  as  a  Christian  grace,  and  the  importance  of 
money  for  the  furtherance  of  the  kingdom  of  God. 
They  should  realize  also  that  the  habits  of  giving 
formed  in  youth  are  likely  to  remain  in  after  life,  so 
that  the  training  given  in  the  Christian  Endeavor 
society  in  this  regard  is  of  the  greatest  value  for  the 
future  church. 

What  is  the  foundation  of  the  work  of  the 
finance  committee? 


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The  society  budget  —  a  carefully  prepared  list  of 
society  expenses  that  may  be  expected  to  occur,  and 
of  the  gifts  to  missions  and  to  other  good  causes 
that  the  society  desires  to  make  during  the  year. 
This  budget  will  be  drawn  up  by  the  executive 
committee  and  voted  by  the  society.  It  should  not 
be  so  ambitious  that  the  society  cannot  carry  it  out 
and  will  therefore  be  disappointed  and  discouraged; 
neither  should  it  be  so  small  as  to  give  no  incentive 
to  earnest  work  and  no  spur  to  progress. 

What  is  the  best  system  of  raising  money 
for  the  finance  committee  to  work  upon? 

The  pledge-envelope  sj-stem,  according  to  which 
each  member  of  the  society  is  approached  with  a 
card  bearing  figures  from  1  up  to  perhaps  25.  These 
represent  the  number  of  cents  the  Endeavorer  is 
willing  to  contribute  each  month  toward  the  budget. 
The  Endeavorer  checks  off  a  number  and  receives  a 
package  of  twelve  little  envelopes,  each  bearing  the 
number  that  is  assigned  to  him.  He  fills  an  envelope 
with  the  promised  sum  at  each  consecration  meet- 
ing and  places  it  in  the  collection-box.  The  treasurer 
kno\v-s  his  number  on  the  envelope  and  credits  him 
with  the  sum. 

WTiat  if  the  member  from  force  of  circum- 
stances becomes  unable  to  pay  his  pledge? 

He  IS  then  to  be  released  from  it  promptly  and 
cordially. 

What  is  the  duty  of  the  finance  committee 
in  carrying  out  this  pledge-envelope  plan? 


THE    FINANCE   COMMITTEE  9 1 

To  divide  up  the  society  among  them  under  the 
direction  of  the  treasurer,  and  to  see  every  member 
of  the  society  and  obtain  a  pledge  for  some  amount, 
however  small.  These  amounts  are  to  be  kept 
secret  by  the  committee,  only  their  aggregates  be- 
ing told  to  the  society. 

What  is  the  duty  of  the  finance  committee 
during  the  year  with  reference  to  this  pledge 
plan? 

To  keep  it  in  operation  under  the  direction  of  the 
treasurer  by  calling  upon  each  member  that  is  in 
arrears  and  asking  him  to  pay  up. 

How  should  this  be  done  so  as  not  to  offend  ? 

Ascribe  the  omission  to  forgetfulness.  Say  to  the 
member,  "  The  treasurer  has  given  me  a  list  of 
those  that  have  forgotten  to  keep  up  their  pledge 
payments,  and  it  is  my  duty  to  collect  them.  But 
it  is  a  pleasant  duty  in  your  case,  because  I  know 
you  will  be  glad  to  square  your  account." 

What  is  a  good  Eye-gate  reminder  of  this 
duty? 

A  list  of  the  numbers  assigned  to  the  members 
placed  before  them  on  a  blackboard  or  a  large  sheet 
of  paper,  after  each  number  being  placed  a  state- 
ment of  account,  such  as,  "  Paid  up,"  or,  "  Due, 
20  cents." 

What  if  the  member  insists  that  he  has 
made  his  payments,  but  has  not  been  properly 
credited  with  them? 


92  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

If  the  finance  committee  has  been  active  in  fol- 
lowing up  failures  to  pay,  the  dispute  will  arise  re- 
garding only  one  payment.  Let  the  matter  pass 
then,  but  watch  that  member  with  much  care  for 
the  future! 

What  instructions  may  the  committee 
wisely  obtain  from  the  society? 

Definite  instructions  to  see  each  member  within 
two  weeks  after  any  failure  in  his  payments.  If  this 
rule  is  made  by  the  society,  the  committee  will  not 
be  blamed  for  its  promptness  in  "  dunning  "  the 
delinquent. 

What  is  to  be  done  if  one  member  of  the 
committee  fails  to  make  a  collection? 

Send  another  member  of  the  committee  to  the 
same  person;  he  may  prove  more  successful. 

Need  receipts  be  given  for  these  monthly 
payments? 

They  are  so  small  individually  that  it  is  not  neces- 
sary; but  the  greatest  care  should  be  exercised  by 
the  committee  and  treasurer  to  be  perfectly  accurate 
in  all  accounts. 


Chapter  XXII 

THE  TEMPERANCE 
OR  CITIZENSHIP  COMMITTEE 

Why  is  this  called  the  temperance  or  citizen- 
ship committee? 

Because  either  name  may  be  adopted,  according 
as  the  society  wishes  to  confine  the  work  of  the 
committee  to  temperance  or  broaden  it  to  take  in 
all  other  civic  duties. 

Who  should  be  placed  upon  this  committee? 

The  more  mature  and  better-informed  members 
of  the  society,  and  especially  the  young  men  that 
have  reached  voting  age. 

What  is  the  chief  work  the  citizenship  com- 
mittee may  do? 

It  may  direct  the  Endeavorers  in  civic  studies. 
Most  of  them  are  not  old  enough,  probably,  for  any 
active  part  in  civic  life;  but  they  are  old  enough  to 
study  that  life,  and  prepare  themselves  for  action 
when  the  time  comes. 

How  may  these  civic  studies  be  carried  on? 

By  the  formation  of  a  class  for  the  study.  One  of 
the  young  men  of  the  society,  or  perhaps  some  well- 
informed  man  in  the  older  church  membership,  will 

93 


94  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

act  as  leader  of  the  class,  A  text-book  will  be  chosen, 
and  a  chapter  will  be  read  and  discussed  at  each 
meeting  of  the  class. 

How  may  these  studies  be  applied  to  the 
actual  conditions  in  your  town  ? 

By  means  of  talks  given  by  the  town  officers  in 
charge  of  the  various  matters  about  which  the  En- 
deavorers  are  reading  and  studying.  For  instance, 
when  the  school  system  is  studied  you  may  have  a 
talk  from  the  school  superintendent  or  county  com- 
missioner of  education,  or  some  member  of  the 
school  board.  In  the  same  way  you  will  obtain 
talks  from  the  mayor  or  some  alderman,  the  chief 
of  police  or  some  police-court  judge,  the  street  com- 
missioner, a  member  of  the  board  of  health,  the 
water  commissioner,  some  assessor,  the  head  of  the 
lighting  department,  the  fire  chief,  the  public 
librarian,  the  postmaster,  the  jailor,  an  editor,  a 
member  of  the  legislature,  perhaps  a  Congressman. 
These  talks  will  be  given  before  the  study  class,  but 
the  whole  society  should  be  invited,  and,  indeed, 
the  entire  church  will  be  interested  in  them.  Each 
talk  should  be  followed  by  a  lot  of  questions  ad- 
dressed to  the  speaker. 

What  will  this  committee  do  in  the  society 
prayer  meeting? 

It  may  take  charge  of  the  meetings  with  civic  and 
temperance  topics,  and  there  are  several  such  in  the 
course  of  every  year.  It  may  see  that  civic  and 
temperance  applications  are  made  at  every  meeting 
where  they  will  be  appropriate  to  the  topic. 


TEMPERANCE    OR    CITIZENSHIP  95 

What  civic  work  may  the  Endeavorers  be 
led  to  do? 

They  may  circulate  petitions  for  moral  measures, 
and  forward  them,  when  they  are  signed,  to  the 
members  of  the  legislature  and  of  Congress,  and  to 
other  officers  who  will  be  influenced  by  them;  and 
petitions,  though  often  decried,  do  have  a  mighty 
influence  over  legislation.  They  may  write,  and  see 
that  others  write,  letters  of  hearty  praise  to  public 
ofiicers  and  law-makers  when  they  have  taken  a 
noble  stand.  These  letters  do  great  good.  They 
may  engage  actively  in  temperance  campaigns, 
holding  mass-meetings,  organizing  temperance  pa- 
rades with  striking  banners  and  transparencies, 
circulating  temperance  leaflets,  and  working  to  get 
out  the  full  temperance  vote.  They  may  get  up  a 
society  temperance  pledge  to  be  signed  by  all  the 
members  and  then  framed,  each  new  member  sign- 
ing it  as  he  enters. 

What  can  the  committee  do  on  the  various 
holidays? 

It  can  work  for  the  "  safe  and  sane  "  observance 
of  the  Fourth  of  July  by  the  prohibition  of  danger- 
ous fireworks  and  of  noise,  and  by  the  substitution 
of  attractive  public  exercises,  parades,  public  fire- 
works, and  athletic  contests.  They  can  aid  the  old 
soldiers  in  the  celebration  of  Memorial  Day.  Wash- 
ington's and  Lincoln's  birthdays  may  be  celebrated 
by  suitable  exercises.  They  can  see  to  the  observ- 
ance of  Thanksgiving  Day  by  a  religious  service,  if 
that  good  old  custom  has  fallen  into  disuse. 


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What  can  the  committee  do  for  prisoners? 

It  can,  with  the  consent  of  the  chaplain  and  the 
warden,  form  Christian  Endeavor  societies  among 
the  prisoners,  and  seek  by  personal  work  among 
them  to  bring  them  to  Jesus  Christ. 

What  work  for  Sabbath-observance  may  the 
committee  do? 

It  may  circulate  petitions  for  the  closing  of  the 
post-office  on  the  Lord's  Day.  It  may  organize  the 
barber-shops  and  the  meat-shops  so  that  they  shall 
be  closed  on  Sunday.  It  may  lead  in  a  citizens' 
movement  for  the  enforcement  of  the  Sunday  laws. 

What  other  lines  of  work  are  possible  for 
this  committee? 

Humane  work  —  the  pi-evention  of  cruelty  to 
animals.  The  formation  of  anti-cigarette  leagues 
among  the  boys.  The  formation  of  village  improve- 
ment societies.  The  holding  of  debates  on  public 
questions  at  our  Christian  Endeavor  socials.  The 
use  of  vacant  lots  for  market  gardens.  The  opening 
of  reading  and  recreation  rooms.  The  establish- 
ment of  a  Christian  Endeavor  gymnasium. 

Where  will  the  committee  find  full  directions 
for  all  this  work? 

In  "  Citizens  in  Training,"  a  book  sent  postpaid 
for  35  cents  by  the  United  Society  of  Christian  En- 
deavor, Tremont  Temple,  Boston.  Also  in  the 
United  Society's  five-cent  pamphlet,  "  The  Effective 
Temperance  Committee." 


Chapter  XXIII 

THE  PASTOR'S  AID  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  object  of  this  committee? 

To  help  the  pastor  in  every  way  he  may  suggest, 
and  thus  help  to  show  and  to  cultivate  the  loyalty 
of  our  society  to  Christ  and  the  Church. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

That  depends  upon  the  size  of  the  society  and 
the  work  the  committee  finds  to  do.  Three  is  the 
usual  number,  but  if  the  society  is  small  one  person 
may  be  the  committee,  with  power  to  call  on  other 
members  of  the  society  to  help  him.  If  tasks  that 
require  much  work  are  undertaken  by  the  commit- 
tee, and  if  the  society  is  a  large  one,  the  committee 
may  be  enlarged  to  any  suitable  extent. 

What  sort  of  persons  should  be  placed  on 
this  committee? 

Those  that  will  be  most  helpful  to  the  pastor, 
and  he  should  be  consulted  when  the  committee  is 
made  up.  He  will  probably  wish  one  at  least  of  the 
committee  to  be  quite  mature.  If  there  is  a  stenog- 
rapher and  typewriter  in  the  society,  she  or  he 
should  be  placed  on  the  committee.  Some  one  with 
a  bicycle  or  automobile  or  horse  and  carriage  will 
be  helpful. 


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What  is  the  relation  of  the  pastor  to  this 
committee? 

He  should  be  a  member  ex  officio,  but  without 
being  required  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the  com- 
mittee except  when  it  is  perfectly  convenient.  The 
committee  will  hold  itself  ready  at  any  time  to  take 
up  any  work  he  may  have  for  it  to  do. 

What  if  the  pastor  does  not  suggest  worlc 
for  the  committee? 

Then  the  chairman  of  the  committee  will  go  to 
the  pastor  and  ask  for  work,  at  the  same  time  sug- 
gesting some  of  the  tasks  named  below,  and  inquir- 
ing if  the  committee  can  be  of  service  along  any  of 
these  lines. 

What  can  the  pastor's  aid  committee  do  to 
help  the  pastor  in  his  routine  work? 

It  can  run  on  errands,  especially  with  the  aid  of 
the  bicycle  or  horse.  It  can  fold  letters  and  direct 
envelopes.  It  can  use  the  manifolder.  It  can  use 
the  typewriter.  It  can  act  as  secretary,  if  one  of 
the  committee  knows  shorthand.  It  can  place 
notices  on  bulletin  boards.  It  can  see  that  notices 
get  into  the  papers,  if  there  is  no  press  committee. 
It  can  help  in  keeping  up  the  card  catalogue  of  the 
members  of  the  parish.  It  can  distribute  circulars 
regarding  the  church  from  house  to  house.  It  can 
call  at  the  parsonage  or  the  pastor's  study  once  a 
week  on  a  certain  day  and  hour,  ready  for  the  tasks 
that  may  have  accumulated. 


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How  can  the  committee  help  in  the  church 
prayer  meeting? 

By  taking  part  promptly,  and  leading  other  En- 
deavorers  to  do  the  same.  By  organizing  a  choir  of 
Endeavorers.  By  acting  as  ushers.  By  carrying 
out  any  special  prayer-meeting  plan  the  pastor  may 
form. 

How  can  the  committee  help  the  Sunday- 
evening  service? 

By  getting  up  special  music  for  it.  By  advertising 
the  topics  of  the  sermons  through  the  town.  By 
reminding  the  society  of  its  pledge  to  attend  all  the 
regular  Sunday  and  midweek  church  services,  un- 
less prevented  by  a  reasonable  excuse. 

How  can  the  committee  extend  the  pastor's 
influence? 

By  praising  his  good  work  to  all  whom  the  mem- 
bers meet.  By  advertising  the  church  meetings 
zealously.  By  seeking  to  bring  new  members  into 
the  church. 

How  can  the  committee  be  a  personal  com- 
fort to  the  pastor? 

By  telling  him  when  his  sermons  help  them  per- 
sonally. By  praying  much  for  him,  and  letting  him 
know  it.  By  often  assuring  him  of  their  love  and 
loyalty. 

How  can  the  committee  keep  from  getting 
into  ruts? 


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By  studying  all  that  they  can  find,  in  books  and 
periodicals,  that  will  furnish  new  plans  for  church 
work.  These  plans  it  will  bring  to  the  attention  of 
the  pastor,  but  not  in  an  obtrusive  or  officious  way. 

What  are  some  of  the  errors  this  committee 
may  make? 

It  may  think  too  highly  of  itself.  Let  it  remem- 
ber that  it  is  not  doing  the  great  work  of  the  pastor, 
but  is  only  helping  a  very  little;  and  it  is  the  pastor 
that  is  doing  it.  It  may  come  to  have  too  high  an 
opinion  of  its  own  enterprise  and  good  judgment. 
It  should  remember  that  the  pastor  has  had  a 
special  training  for  his  work,  and  is  an  expert  to 
whose  opinions  they  should  listen  with  the  greatest 
respect. 

How  will  the  committee  know  that  it  is 
succeeding? 

As  the  pastor  comes  to  rely  upon  it  more  and 
more,  and  finds  more  and  more  work  for  it  to  do. 


Chapter  XXIV 
THE  GOOD-LITERATURE  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  good-literature 
committee? 

It  is  to  promote  in  every  way  feasible,  among  tne 
Endeavorers  and  outside  the  society,  the  reading  of 
good  books  and  periodicals. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

Three  members  is  the  usual  number.  If  the  so- 
ciety is  very  small,  a  committee  of  one  is  much  bet- 
ter than  no  committee  at  all.  In  a  large  society,  if 
the  committee  finds  much  work  to  do,  it  may  be 
enlarged  to  any  desired  size. 

Who  should  be  members  of  this  committee? 

Those  that  like  to  read  the  best  books  and  peri- 
odicals, and  feel  the  importance  of  good  reading  for 
the  development  of  the  Christian  life.  Those  that 
are  enthusiastic  and  energetic  in  recommend'ng 
good  reading  to  others. 

What  periodicals  will  the  good -literature 
committee  urge  the  Endeavorers  to  read  ? 

The  Christian  Endeavor  national  and  local  pa- 
pers, and  the  general  and  missionary  periodicals  of 
*he  denomination.    It  will  also  speak  occasionally 


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of  especially  good  articles  in  the  current  magazines 
and  other  periodicals. 

How  will  the  good-literature  committee 
promote  the  reading  of  these  periodicals? 

By  obtaining  subscriptions  for  them  (and  the 
publishers  of  all  of  them  will  gladly  co-operate, 
usually  giving  substantial  inducements  for  the 
work).  Also  by  distributing  sample  copies,  and 
speaking  before  the  society  about  the  periodicals. 
Call  attention  to  occasional  features  of  special  in- 
terest by  reading  extracts  in  the  meetings  or  post- 
ing articles  and  poems  on  the  bulletin  board  of  the 
society.  Lend  numbers  among  the  members  of  the 
society.  Keep  sample  copies  hung  up  in  the  society 
meeting-place,  each  marked  with  the  price  of  the 
subscription. 

What  kind  of  books  will  the  committee 
urge  the  Endeavorers  to  read? 

Books  on  the  Bible  and  on  missions.  Books  on 
reforms.  Patriotic  books.  Devotional  books.  Books 
on  Christian  Endeavor  history  and  methods.  Books 
helpful  in  Sunday-school  work.  Stories  of  an  up- 
lifting nature.  The  best  poetry,  history,  and  biog- 
raphy. 

Where  are  the  Endeavorers  to  get  the  books 
the  committee  recommends? 

The  society  may  well  establish  a  Christian  En- 
deavor library,  and  one  of  the  good-literature  com- 
mittee will  be  the  librarian.    The  Sunday-school 


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library  will  also  be  used,  and  the  public  library  of 
the  town,  if  you  have  one.  A  magazine  club  may 
be  formed,  and  also  a  club  for  the  purchase  and 
loan  of  books.  Hold  a  book  social,  the  admission 
fee  to  which  will  be  some  good  book,  new  or  second- 
hand. 

How  will  the  committee  bring  these  books 
to  the  attention  of  the  society? 

Hold  a  book  evening,  the  exercises  consisting  of 
reviews  of  many  books  by  many  Endeavorers. 
Often  let  members  of  the  committee  speak  of  cer- 
tain books  which  they  have  found  interesting  and 
helpful,  reading  extracts  from  them  in  the  prayer 
meeting.  After  a  book  has  been  mentioned  thus, 
the  speaker  will  hold  it  up  and  get  some  one  to  take 
it  on  the  spot.  Reading  contests  are  good,  a  book 
being  given  as  a  reward  for  the  reading,  in  a  year  or 
in  six  months,  of  the  best  and  largest  list  of 
books. 

How  will  the  good -literature  committee 
help  the  cause  of  good  reading  outside  the 
society? 

By  systematically  gathering  up  the  books  and 
periodicals  that  the  members  of  the  society  and 
congregation  will  give  it,  and  putting  them  where 
they  will  be  well  used,  as  in  hospitals,  asylums, 
lumber-camps,  on  board  boats,  in  railway  sta- 
tions, police  stations,  fire  stations,  car-barns,  barber- 
shops,  and   the  like.     Have   receptacles  for  good 


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reading-matter  in  these  public  places,  putting  the 
name  of  your  society  upon  them. 

What  is  a  goo4-literature  table? 

It  is  a  table  in  the  vestibule  of  your  church  to 
which  the  members  of  the  society  and  congregation 
bring  whatever  good  reading-matter  they  are 
through  with.  Every  one  has  the  privilege  of  taking 
from  the  table  whatever  he  or  she  wishes,  this  per- 
mission being  given  by  a  placard  over  the  table. 
The  good-literature  committee  takes  care  of  this 
table. 

What  are  reading-circles? 

Groups  of  the  Endeavorers,  organized  by  the  lit- 
erature committee,  who  will  meet  at  the  homes  of 
the  members,  each  group  to  read  some  book  which 
it  has  selected  under  the  committee's  guidance. 
After  several  chapters  have  been  read  will  come 
amusements,  to  finish  a  very  delightful  evening. 

Where  can  you  learn  more  about  the  work 
of  this  committee? 

In  "  Good-Literature  Committees  at  Work,"  a 
five-cent  pamphlet  published  by  the  United  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  giving  in  full  many  helpful 
plans. 

What  will  be  the  result  of  faithful  service  on 
the  part  of  the  committee? 

A  better  informed  society,  a  wider  outlook,  and  a 
great  mental  and  spiritual  stimulus  that  will  be 
invaluable. 


Chapter  XXV 
THE  WHATSOEVER  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  whatsoever  committee? 

It  is  made  up  of  the  Juniors  that  graduate  each 
year  from  the  Junior  society.  They  remain  in  the 
whatsoever  committee  for  a  year  after  they  enter 
the  Young  People's  society.  The  committee  may 
also  receive  the  youngest  and  least  experienced 
members  of  the  Young  People's  society,  even  though 
they  have  not  passed  through  the  Junior  society. 

What  is  the  purpose  of  the  whatsoever  com- 
mittee? 

To  make  the  Junior  graduates  familiar  with  the 
Young  People's  society,  and  work  them  into  the 
prayer  meetings  and  the  older  forms  of  committee 
service. 

Who  is  usually  appointed  chairman  of  the 
whatsoever  committee? 

The  Junior  superintendent,  or  some  other  person 
closely  identified  with  Junior  work  —  perhaps  the 
assistant  superintendent  or  some  older  Endeavorer 
who  has  passed  through  the  Junior  society. 

What  is  the  lend-a-hand  committee? 

Where  there  are  many  graduates  from  the  Junior 
society  it  is  sometimes  best  to  divide  them,  placing 
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the  boys  in  a  whatsoever  committee  and  the  girls 
in  a  lend-a-hand  committee.  The  work  of  the  two 
committees,  however,  is  practically  the  same. 

What  is  the  character  of  the  work  of  the 
whatsoever  committee? 

As  its  name  implies,  it  is  to  do  "  whatsoever  "  it 
finds  to  do,  "  whatsoever "  its  members  think 
Christ  would  like  to  have  done.  Especially,  it  is  to 
do  "  whatsoever "  work  does  not  fall  anywhere 
within  the  sphere  of  any  other  committee.  It  is  an 
"  odds-and-ends  "  committee.  Thus  its  members 
get  training  in  a  variety  of  services. 

How  should  the  whatsoever  committee 
meetings  be  conducted? 

With  great  care,  since  the  members  are  in  train- 
ing for  their  Christian  Endeavor  work  in  the  future. 
The  committee  should  meet  regularly  once  a 
month,  and  should  consider  what  it  has  undertaken 
during  the  past  month  and  how  it  has  succeeded. 
Then  it  should  go  on  to  plan  definite  work  for  the 
month  to  come.  The  report  to  be  presented  to  the 
society  at  the  next  business  meeting  should  be  read 
and  discussed,  that  it  may  be  as  good  as  possible. 

What  may  the  whatsoever  committee  do  for 
the  prayer- meeting  room? 

It  may  be  a  ventilation  committee,  seeing  that 
the  air  is  fresh  before  the  meetings  open,  and  open- 
ing the  windows  to  renew  the  air  after  the  prayer 
meeting,  if  there  is  another  meeting  in  the  same 
room  immediately.    It  may  also  be  a  janitor  corn- 


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mittee,  placing  the  chairs  in  order  at  the  beginning 
of  the  meeting,  if  they  are  not  in  order,  and  seeing 
that  they  are  in  order  and  all  bits  of  paper  are 
picked  up  at  the  close  of  the  meetings.  It  may  also 
take  charge  of  the  hymn-books,  distributing  them 
at  the  beginning  of  the  meetings  and  gathering  them 
at  the  close. 

What  other  work  may  the  committee  do 
with  regard  to  the  hymn-books? 

It  may  mend  them  if  they  are  torn,  and  erase  any 
writing  in  them  made  by  the  careless  among  the 
Endeavorers.  It  may  do  the  same  for  the  Bibles 
that  the  society  may  own,  and  for  the  books  in  the 
Christian  Endeavor  library  or  the  Sunday-school 
library,  or  for  the  Sunday-school  and  church 
hymnals. 

What  may  the  whatsoever  commiittee  do  for 
the  prayer  meetings? 

Its  members  may  always  occupy  the  front  seats, 
and  thus  set  a  good  example.  They  may  take  part 
in  the  very  first  minutes  and  thus  send  the  meeting 
off  with  a  rush,  even  though  their  participation  is 
very  brief.  They  may  sing  a  hymn  all  by  them- 
selves, having  practised  it  carefully.  They  may 
now  and  then  furnish  recitations  appropriate  to  the 
topics. 

What  may  the  whatsoever  committee  do  to 
help  the  other  committees? 

Its  members  may  wait  on  the  tables,  if  the  society 


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has  a  supper  to  give.  They  may  distribute  the  topic 
cards  for  the  prayer-meeting  committee,  and  the 
pledge  envelopes  for  the  treasurer.  They  may  aid 
the  flower  committee  in  gathering  flowers  and  in 
taking  flowers  to  the  sick.  The  chairman  of  the 
whatsoever  committee  will  offer  the  help  of  her 
committee  to  all  the  other  committee  chairmen. 

What  may  the  whatsoever  committee  do  for 
the  church? 

It  may  aid  the  janitor  in  keeping  the  church  yard 
and  the  church  building  clean  and  tidy.  It  may 
help  the  pastor's  aid  committee  in  its  work  for  the 
pastor.  If  a  special  need  of  the  church  is  noticed, 
it  may  fill  it  or  get  others  to  fill  it. 

What  may  the  whatsoever  committee  do  in 
preparation  for  entering  upon  the  full  work 
of  Christian  Endeavor? 

It  may  take  up  some  book  of  Christian  Endeavx)r 
methods  and  form  a  class  to  study  it.  The  best  plan 
is  for  its  members  to  obtain  this  volume,  and  study 
it  so  faithfully  that  they  can  pass  the  examinations 
and  qualify  as  "  Christian  Endeavor  Experts." 

How,  in  general,  will  this  committee  find 
work  to  do? 

By  keeping  its  eyes  open  and  always  being  on 
the  watch  for  what  needs  to  be  done  in  the  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  society,  in  the  Junior  and  Interme- 
diate societies,  in  the  Sunday  school,  and  in  the 
church. 


Chapter  XXVI 
THE  PRESS  COMMITTEE 

What  is  the  work  of  the  press  committee? 

To  advertise  Christian  Endeavor,  and  stimulate 
the  local  society  workers  everywhere  by  writing 
Christian  Endeavor  news  items  and  other  Christian 
Endeavor  material  for  the  secular  and  religious 
papers. 

Who  should  be  placed  upon  this  committee? 

The  chairman  should  be  some  one  with  newspaper 
experience,  if  it  is  possible  to  obtain  the  services  of 
such  a  person.  The  members  should  be  good  writers, 
full  of  the  spirit  of  Christian  Endeavor. 

How  large  should  the  committee  be? 

That  depends  upon  the  number  of  papers  for 
which  you  wish  to  write  regularly.  If  you  are  to 
cover  several  papers  in  the  same  field,  as  several 
dailies  in  your  city,  it  is  best  to  have  a  separate  re- 
porter for  each. 

For  what  periodicals  will  the  press  commit- 
tee write? 

Primarily  for  the  secular  newspapers,  since  those 

receive  the  least  news  about  Christian  Endeavor 

and  the  churches.      Then  the   religious  papers  of 

your  denomination  and  the  general  religious  press, 

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including,  of  course,  The  Christian  Endeavor  World, 
and  your  local  Christian  Endeavor  paper>  if  there  is 
one. 

How  will  the  committee  get  into  the  local 
secular  papers? 

Simply  by  writing  bright,  sensible  items  and 
handing  them  to  the  editor  while  they  are  fresh. 
Whatever  is  really  "  newsy  "  will  find  a  welcome 
with  him. 

How  will  you  prepare  the  manuscript? 

Write  on  only  one  side  of  the  paper.  Typewrite 
everything.  Be  perfectly  accurate  in  proper  names 
and  all  other  matters. 

What  kind  of  items  will  the  editor  want? 

Whatever  is  unusual.  Whatever  has  a  "  human 
interest."  Whatever  stirs  persons  in  an  interesting 
way.  Whatever  has  "  the  story  element."  Notice 
what  the  editor  does  put  in  and  take  it  for  a  cue. 

What  style  of  writing  should  be  used  ? 

Do  not  attempt  to  be  "  smart  "  in  your  writing. 
A  bit  of  humor,  however,  of  sly  wisdom,  of  quaint- 
ness  and  unexpectedness,  is  sure  to  win  favor  for  a 
writer.  Be  yourself;  but  make  the  most  of  yourself. 
Be  original;  and  make  your  originality  worth  while. 
Study  the  best  models. 

How  can  you  get  regular  space  —  a  Christian 
Endeavor  department  —  in  the  secular  papers? 

Only   after   the    editor    has    become    thoroughly 


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familiar  with  your  ability  and  thoroughly  con- 
vinced of  the  interest  and  popularity  of  what  you 
have  to  offer.  When  you  have  convinced  him  of 
this,  he  will  probably  be  willing  to  give  you  regular 
space. 

What  kind  of  news  is  suitable  for  the  de- 
nominational papers  and  "The  Christian  En- 
deavor World"  and  other  Christian  Endeavor 
papers? 

These  papers,  having  a  wider  field,  do  not  care 
for  the  items  of  purely  local  interest  that  furnish 
perhaps  the  most  acceptable  material  for  the  local 
secular  papers.  They  want  what  will  appeal  to 
readers  that  do  not  know  the  persons  in  your  so- 
ciety, and  do  not  care  who  is  president  or  who  got 
up  that  bright  social  and  fine  prayer-meeting  plan. 
They  would  be  glad  to  know,  however,  just  how  the 
social  or  the  prayer  meeting  was  conducted. 

What  is  the  most  common  fault  of  those 
that  send  items  to  the  national  and  denomi- 
national papers? 

Prolixity.  They  are  likely  to  take  five  hundred 
words  in  saying  what  could  be  said  far  more  at- 
tractively in  one  hundred  words.  Do  not  leave  it 
for  the  editor  to  boil  down  what  you  send:  do  it 
yourself.  Consider  carefully  what  is  of  merely  local 
interest,  and  cut  it  out.  Then  condense  the  rest  to 
the  extreme  limits  of  readableness.  The  editor  will 
probably  condense  the  result  —  and  thereby  im- 
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How  can  the  press  committee  help  the 
church? 

If  the  church  has  no  press  committee  (and  it 
probably  has  not),  its  work  may  be  greatly  aided 
by  adding  church  news  to  the  Christian  Endeavor 
news  furnished  to  the  secular  and  religious  papers. 
All  such  items  should  be  submitted  to  the  pastor 
before  they  are  sent. 

How  long  should  the  press  committee  serve? 

The  work  of  this  committee  requires  peculiar  and 
exceptional  ability,  and  therefore  the  members  of 
the  committee  may  well  be  continued  in  office  for 
more  than  one  term,  or  till  others  can  be  found  to 
take  their  places.  The  committee,  however,  should 
be  continually  "  working  in  "  new  members. 

Where  can  the  press  committee  learn  more 
about  this  work? 

In  "  Christian  Endeavor  Ink,"  a  pamphlet  for 
press  committees  and  Christian  Endeavor  reporters, 
sent  by  the  United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor, 
Tremont  Temple,  Boston,  postpaid,  for  ten  cents. 
This  pamphlet  contains  eight  chapters  of  varied  and 
practical  advice. 


Chapter  XXVII 

PRAYER-MEETING  LEADERS 

Why  is  the  work  of  the  prayer-meeting 
leader  important? 

Because  the  success  or  failure  of  the  meeting  is 
largely  in  his  hands.  The  meeting  may  recover  if 
he  gives  it  a  poor  start,  but  it  is  not  likely  to  do  so. 
On  the  other  hand,  if  he  gives  it  a  good  start  it  is 
quite  certain  to  be  a  good  meeting. 

Who  should  lead  a  Christian  Endeavor 
meeting? 

Any  one  that  loves  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and 
wishes  to  do  His  will.  This  spirit  in  a  leader  is  far 
more  important  than  wisdom  or  experience  or 
ability  of  any  kind. 

When  should  the  leader  begin  his  prepara- 
tion? 

As  soon  as  he  learns  that  he  is  to  lead  the  meet- 
ing! He  should  at  once  read  the  Scripture  passage 
and  fix  the  subject  well  in  mind,  so  that  he  may  be 
ready  to  seize  upon  the  many  observations,  inci- 
dents, illustrations,  and  thoughts  that  will  be  sure 
to  come  up  if  he  is  on  the  watch  for  them. 

For  what  will  the  leader  prepare? 
"3 


114  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

For  his  opening  words,  of  course,  but  especially 
for  the  part  in  the  meeting  to  be  taken  by  the  other 
Endeavorers.  His  chief  concern  will  be  for  the  pro- 
gramme of  the  meeting. 

What  is  the  leader's  main  temptation  and 
snare? 

To  think  too  much  about  his  opening  remarks 
and  make  them  too  long  and  elaborate.  He  is  to  be 
the  leader  —  that  is,  he  is  to  lead  others  to  take 
part  in  the  meeting;  he  is  not  to  say  it  all  himself. 
Many  leaders  make  this  mistake. 

What  should  be  the  nature  of  the  leader's 
opening  talk? 

It  should  never  be  exhaustive,  or  seem  to  be.  It 
should  not  take  up  many  points;  for  some  of  them 
will  certainly  be  in  the  minds  of  the  other  En- 
deavorers, and  they  will  be  prevented  from  speak- 
ing, or  will  speak  without  the  interest  and  force 
they  would  otherwise  have.  The  leader's  talk  should 
be  suggestive  and  stimulating,  but  not  wearisome 
and  discouraging.  Therefore  the  leader  should  sel- 
dom make  more  than  one  point,  and  he  should 
make  that  point  very  briefly  and  brightly.  A  story 
or  anecdote  with  a  word  of  application  is  an  ideal 
leader's  talk.  The  best  thing  the  leader  can  possibly 
do  is  to  give  a  personal  experience  bearing  on  the 
subject,  because  that  will  suggest  to  others  the  most 
helpful  contributions  they  can  make  to  the  meeting. 

How  long  should  the  leader's  talk  be? 

Never  more  than  five  minutes. 


PRAYER-MEETING   LEADERS  II5 

May  it  be  written  and  read  ? 

Possibly,  but  even  in  the  case  of  a  beginner  it  is 
far  more  effective  if  he  says  only  ten  sentences,  and 
in  a  bungling  way,  than  if  he  reads  a  five-minute 
essay  couched  in  his  very  finest  language. 

How  will  the  leader  set  others  to  work  for 
the  meeting? 

He  will  give  out  questions  bearing  on  the  topic, 
such  as  those  printed  every  week  in  The  Christian 
Endeavor  World.  He  may  get  some  one  to  commit 
to  memory  a  fine  poem  and  recite  it.  He  may  get 
another  Endeavorer  to  give  an  object-talk  or  a 
chalk-talk.  He  may  obtain  a  symposium,  asking 
several  members  to  give  their  views  on  the  same 
question  one  after  another.  He  may  get  up  a  de- 
bate on  a  point  connected  with  the  topic.  He  may 
ask  several  members  to  write  out  questions  to  be 
propounded  at  the  meeting  —  questions  bearing  on 
the  topic.  He  may  distribute  a  few  good  quotations 
to  be  read,  -with  comments.  He  may  assign  several 
subdivisions  of  the  subject  to  different  members  for 
one-minute  talks. 

What  is  the  value  of  a  novelty? 

One  new  plan  is  the  making  of  a  meeting,  and  one 
new  plan  is  enough.  The  leader  may  well  carry  out 
the  novelty  for  the  meeting  which  is  described  in 
each  number  of  The  Christian  Endeavor  World. 

What  instruction  about  beginning  should 
the  leader  observe? 


Il6  EXPERT  ENDEAVOR 

To  begin  promptly  on  time.  If  the  members  are 
not  seated,  he  will  not  wait  for  them  to  be  seated. 
If  the  pianist  is  not  in  her  place,  he  will  start  off  with 
a  song  led  by  himself,  or  some  one  else,  independent 
of  the  piano.  Sometimes  it  is  well  not  to  start  with 
a  song  but  with  some  less  common  feature. 

What  instructions  about  the  main  portion 
of  the  meeting? 

Let  everything  move  briskly.  Allow  no  gaps  in 
your  schedule.    Pass  from  point  to  point  promptly. 

Should  the  leader  talk  during  the  meeting, 
urging  the  members  on? 

That  seldom  does  good,  and  often  does  harm.  If 
the  leader  has  made  thorough  preparation  before- 
hand by  setting  the  members  at  work,  talk  from 
him  through  the  meeting  will  not  be  necessary. 

How  should  the  meeting  be  closed? 

Call  on  the  pastor  for  his  closing  five  minutes. 
Have  some  closing  feature  that  will  be  impressive, 
like  the  concert  reading  of  some  appropriate  hymn, 
or  prayers  by  three  members  in  succession,  or  the 
repetition  of  some  part  of  the  pledge  in  concert,  or 
sentence  prayers  for  the  society  and  its  work. 

What  is  the  prayer-meeting  leader's  one 
reliance? 

Prayer.  He  will  pray  much  during  his  prepara- 
tion, and  while  the  meeting  is  in  progress;  and  he 
will  offer  a  prayer  for  God's  blessing  on  the  com- 
pleted work.  That  blessing  will  always  be  bestowed. 


Chapter  XXVIII 

ASSOCIATE  MEMBERS 

What  are  the  associate  members  of  the  so- 
ciety of  Christian  Endeavor? 

Associate  members  are,  according  to  the  consti- 
tution, "  young  persons  of  worthy  character  who 
are  not  at  present  willing  to  be  considered  decided 
Christians." 

What  promises  are  made  by  the  associate 
members? 

The  associate  member's  pledge  is,  "  As  an  asso- 
ciate member  I  promise  to  attend  the  prayer  meet- 
ings habitually,  and  declare  my  willingness  to  do 
what  I  may  be  called  upon  to  do  as  an  associate 
member  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  society." 

What  is  the  relation  of  the  active  members 
to  the  associate  members? 

The  constitution  says  that  the  associate  members 
"  shall  have  the  special  prayers  and  sympathy  of 
the  active  members,"  and  that  the  society  will  work 
toward  making  them  active  members  in  time. 

What  are  the  duties  of  the  associate  mem- 
bers with  regard  to  the  Christian  Endeavor 
prayer  meetings? 

"7 


Il8  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

To  attend  them  regularly.  That  involves,  oi 
course,  quiet  and  earnest  attention  when  there. 
The  associate  member  is  in  training  to  be  an  active 
member,  and  his  training  comes  largely  from  hear- 
ing and  observation  of  what  the  active  members 
say  and  do. 

Is  the  associate  member  to  take  part  in  the 
prayer  meetings? 

He  has  not  promised  to  do  so,  and  is  not  required 
to,  but  the  society  will  be  glad  to  have  him  take 
part  at  any  time  and  in  any  way  he  will.  He  should 
always  take  part  in  spirit,  by  inward  prayer,  and 
by  joining  in  the  thought  of  the  hymns  and  Bible- 
reading  and  in  the  prayers  and  testimonies  of  others. 

What  are  the  ways  in  which  the  associate 
members  may  begin  to  take  part  in  the  prayer 
meetings  ? 

By  reading  verses  of  Scripture  and  gradually  add- 
ing to  the  reading  a  few  words  of  their  own.  By 
calling  for  the  singing  of  appropriate  hymns,  and 
gradually  by  adding  to  the  announcements  of  such 
hymns  a  word  or  two  of  original  testimony.  Hymns, 
however,  should  not  be  called  for  toward  the  crowded 
end  of  a  meeting  nor  soon  after  another  hymn  has 
been  sung.  Also,  the  associate  member  will  find  it 
easy  to  begin  with  a  sentence  prayer,  and  for  that 
purpose  it  is  best  to  commit  to  memory  some  prayer 
sentence  from  the  Bible,  especially  from  one  of  the 
Psalms. 


ASSOCIATE    MEMBERS  1 19 

What  part  will  the  associate  members  take 
in  the  consecration  meetings  ? 

If  their  names  are  called  (they  should  be  called 
at  the  beginning  of  the  meeting)  they  will  be  ex- 
pected only  to  answer,  "  Present."  It  is  hoped, 
however,  that  gradually  the  associates  will  give 
something  more  than  this  when  their  names  are 
called. 

What  committee  work  may  associates  do  ? 

Some  societies  have  the  helpful  custom  of  placing 
the  associates  on  the  different  committees  as  assist- 
ant members.  In  that  position  the  associates  are 
expected  to  aid  the  other  members  in  their  work, 
under  the  direction  of  the  chairman,  thus  learning 
about  the  work  and  becoming  ready  to  take  it  up 
as  active  members.  It  may  be  found  well  to  group 
the  associates  in  a  committee  by  themselves  under 
the  leadership  of  an  expert  active  Endeavorer,  who 
will  train  them  in  many  forms  of  committee 
service. 

What  is  meant  by  being  a  Christian? 

Accepting  Christ  openly  as  one's  Saviour  from  sin 
and  the  Master  of  one's  life.  Christ  asks  for  this 
open  confession,  since  it  is  best  for  His  followers 
and  best  for  His  church.  It  is  a  very  slight  return 
for  all  that  He  does  for  us.  It  is  the  manly  and 
womanly  way  to  start  the  Christian  life.  It  is,  how- 
ever, only  a  start,  and  being  a  Christian  means  to 
try  to  do  all  that  Christ  would  have  us  do. 


I20  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 


Does  this  involve  joining  some  branch  of 
Christ's  church? 

It  certainly  does,  and  therefore  at  least  half  of  the 
societies  require  all  active  members  to  be  church- 
members.  That  matter  is  left  for  the  individual 
societies  and  pastors  to  determine. 

Should  the  church-member  remain  in  the 
associate  member's  class? 

Never;  that  class  is  reserved  for  those  that  are 
not  yet  ready  to  be  called  decided  Christians. 

What,  therefore,  should  be  the  steady  aim 
of  all  associate  members? 

To  develop  themselves  in  the  Christian  life  with 
the  positive  intention  of  very  soon  becoming  active 
Endeavorers  and  joining  the  church. 

How  can  associate  members  help  one 
another? 

By  fidelity  to  the  society  and  to  their  pledge,  and 
by  urging  the  others  to  take  with  them  the  step 
into  active  membership. 

How  can  associate  members  help  the  so- 
ciety? 

By  steady  attendance  at  the  meetings,  by  careful 
attention,  by  hearty  singing,  and  by  taking  larger 
part  in  the  meetings  and  in  the  committee  work  as 
fast  as  they  can,  "  trusting  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
for  strength." 


Chapter  XXIX 

THE  TENTH  LEGION 

What  is  the  Tenth  Legion? 

It  is  an  enrollment,  made  by  the  United  Society 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  of  all  those  that  make  it  a 
practice  to  set  apart  at  least  a  tenth  of  their  income 
and  use  it  for  distinctively  religious  work. 

What  was  the  origin  of  the  Tenth  Legion? 

It  was  estabhshed  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Amerman  in  the 
New  York  City  Christian  Endeavor  Union,  and 
was  adopted  soon  by  the  United  Society  as  a  world- 
wide movement  for  generous  giving. 

What  is  the  meaning  of  the  name? 

It  has  reference  to  Caesar's  famous  Tenth  Legion, 
and  implies  that  givers  of  the  tenth  may  accom- 
plish as  great  results  in  the  warfare  of  Christ's  king- 
dom against  the  evil  that  is  in  the  world. 

What  is  the  history  of  the  practice  of  tithe- 
paying? 

In  brief,  it  was  the  custom  of  the  Old  Testament 
Jews,  who  were  required,  in  common  with  many 
other  ancient  nations,  to  set  apart  one-tenth  (and 
often  as  much  as  three-tenths)  of  their  income  for 
the  maintenance  of  religion.    The  tithes  of  the  Jew 


122  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

corresponded  to  our  secular  taxes  as  well  as  our 
religious  gifts. 

Has  the  tithe  New  Testament  sanction? 

It  is  implied  in  Christ's  statement  (Matt.  23:  23  ) 
with  reference  to  the  tithing  of  mint,  anise,  and 
cummin,  and  the  neglect  of  the  weightier  matters  — 
justice  and  mercy  and  faith:  "  These  ye  ought  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  have  left  the  other  undone" 

Why,  then,  is  tithe-paying  urged  upon 
modern  Christians? 

Because  some  standard  of  generous  giving  is  most 
helpful,  even  if  the  standard  does  not  fit  every  case. 
It  is  not  enough  to  talk  about  systematic  giving,  for 
the  gift  of  a  cent  a  month  would  be  systematic;  nor 
about  proportionate  giving,  for  the  gift  of  ten  cents 
out  of  every  hundred  dollars'  income  would  be  a 
proportion.  What  is  needed  in  all  Christian  work  is 
a  systematic  generous  proportion,  and  that  is  fur- 
nished by  the  tithe. 

But  are  there  not  some  that  ought  not  to 
give  so  much  as  one- tenth  of  their  income? 

If  any  one  can  conscientiously  say  this  of  himself 
or  herself,  we  should  not  question  it;  but  the  ques- 
tion for  each  one  to  settle  with  his  conscience  is, 
"  Ought  I  not  to  give  at  least  one-tenth  of  what 
God  gives  me  for  the  carrying  on  of  His  work  in  the 
world?" 

But  ought  not  all  Christians  to  give  God  all 
that  they  have? 


THE   TENTH   LEGION  1 23 

Certainly,  and  setting  apart  for  definite  religious 
work  one-tenth  of  one's  income  is  a  very  great  spur 
toward  using  for  God  all  one's  possessions. 

What  is  the  analogy  to  the  Sabbath? 

We  all  believe  in  setting  apart  to  special  religious 
work  one-seventh  of  our  time,  though  we  all  believe 
that  all  our  time  should  be  spent  as  God  would  have 
us  spend  it.  Setting  apart  in  this  way  one-seventh 
of  our  time  greatly  helps  us  to  spend  it  all  in  right 
ways.    It  is  just  so  with  our  money. 

What  is  the  first  step  toward  tithe-paying? 

To  keep  an  accurate  account  of  our  income  and 
our  gifts,  and  see  the  proportion  we  are  giving  to 
religious  work.  We  shall  probably  find  that  we  are 
giving  a  much  smaller  proportion  than  we  thought 
we  were. 

What  is  the  next  step? 

To  open  up  in  a  little  book  an  "Account  with  the 
Lord,"  placing  on  the  left-hand  page  a  record  of 
our  income,  dividing  each  item  by  ten,  and  on  the 
right-hand  an  account  of  our  gifts  to  religious  work. 
The  two  should  be  made  to  balance  each  month  — 
though  if  the  right-hand  total  exceeds  the  left-hand 
you  will  be  glad  to  let  it  remain! 

What  is  meant  by  "  income  "? 

All  the  money  that  comes  in,  whether  it  is  a  reg- 
ular income  or  irregular.  Business  expenses,  how- 
ever, should  be  deducted  before  taking  the  tithe, 
such  as  the  salaries  paid  to  employees  and  the  cost 
of  goods  sold. 


124  EXPERT    ENDEAVOR 

What  is  meant  by  "  gifts  to  religious  work  "? 

Expenditures  for  any  object  that  you  consider 
special  and  definite  work  for  God.  You  alone  are  to 
be  the  judge,  and  of  course  you  will  wish  to  train 
your  conscience  with  the  fullest  knowledge  of  the 
work  that  needs  doing. 

What  is  the  advantage  of  joining  the  Tenth 
Legion? 

The  inspiration  of  fellowship  in  a  great  move- 
ment, and  the  help  that  is  given  others  when  they 
learn  of  the  large  numbers  that  have  adopted  this 
method  of  giving. 

How  does  one  become  a  member  of  the 
Tenth  Legion? 

By  signing  the  covenant.  Send  a  two-cent 
stamp  to  General  Secretary  William  Shaw,  Tremont 
Temple,  Boston,  Mass.,  expressing  your  purpose  to 
join,  and  he  will  send  you  the  Tenth  Legion  certifi- 
cate, which  you  will  keep. 

Can  one  withdraw  from  the  Tenth  Legion? 

Yes,  at  any  time,  simply  by  notifying  Secretary 
Shaw.  It  is,  however,  the  rarest  thing  for  any  one 
to  withdraw.  Many  hundreds  of  testimonies  have 
been  received  stating  that  the  writers  have  found 
the  greatest  satisfaction  and  joy  in  giving  according 
to  this  sensible,  just,  and  businesslike  method.  That 
is  also  the  personal  testimony  of  the  writer  of  this 
book. 


Chapter  XXX 

THE  QUIET  HOUR 

What  is  meant  by  "  the  Quiet  Hour  "? 

It  is  a  regular  time  spent  daily  in  quiet  com- 
munion with  God  and  meditation  on  the  Bible,  and 
the  greatest  themes  of  life  and  destiny. 

How  is  it  connected  with  our  Christian  En- 
deavor pledge? 

In  the  pledge  we  promise  to  make  it  the  rule  of 
our  lives  to  pray  and  read  the  Bible  every  day.  The 
Quiet  Hour  simply  makes  this  pledge  a  little  more 
definite. 

What  are  the  Comrades  of  the  Quiet  Hour? 

An  organization  established  by  Dr.  Clark,  who 
proposed  that  the  United  Society  of  Christian 
Endeavor  should  enroll  as  Comrades  of  the  Quiet 
Hour  all  those,  whether  Endeavorers  or  not,  who 
agreed  to  make  it  the  rule  of  their  lives  to  spend 
some  definite  part  of  every  day  (at  least  fifteen 
minutes )  at  some  regular  time  —  early  in  the 
morning  is  suggested  —  in  quiet  communion  with 
God  and  meditation  upon  religious  themes. 

How  does  one  become  a  Comrade  of  the 
Quiet  Hour? 

US 


126  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 


By  sending  a  statement  of  one's  desire  to  Rev. 
F.  E.  Clark,  Tremont  Temple,  Boston,  enclosing  a 
two-cent  stamp.  The  Quiet  Hour  pledge  will  be 
returned,  to  be  signed  and  kept  by  the  Comrade. 

How  may  one  withdraw  from  the  organiza- 
tion? 

Simply  by  sending  word  to  Dr.  Clark  that  one 
wishes  to  withdraw;  but  you  will  not  wish  to! 

Why  is  it  best  to  observe  the  Quiet  Hour  in 
the  same  place,  as  a  rule? 

Because  the  surroundings  will  come  to  suggest 
devout  thoughts,  and  will  put  the  spirit  in  the  mood 
for  helpful  meditation  and  prayer. 

Why  is  it  best  to  observe  the  Quiet  Hour 
early  in  the  morning? 

Because  then  the  mind  is  fresh  and  strong  from 
the  rest  of  the  night,  and  our  meditation  is  sure  to 
be  more  helpful  and  our  communion  more  inspir- 
ing. Moreover,  the  result  of  it  can  be  carried  into 
the  day's  work  to  enrich  it.  But  if  circumstances 
prevent  the  morning  Quiet  Hour,  almost  equal  good 
can  be  gained  from  a  Quiet  Hour  at  night,  review- 
ing the  events  of  the  day  and  praying  for  a  blessing 
upon  the  morrow. 

Why  is  it  best  to  set  a  minimum  of  fifteen 
minutes? 

Because  we  do  not  usually  give  enough  time  to 
such  exercises,  and  they  are  so  brief  that  nothing 


THE    QUIET    HOUR  1 27 

comes  of  them.  If  we  put  little  into  a  thing,  we  can- 
not expect  to  take  much  out  of  it.  And  when  we 
once  get  into  the  spirit  of  the  Quiet  Hour  the  fifteen 
minutes  will  seem  all  too  short. 

What  may  well  be  the  beginning  of  every 
Quiet  Hour? 

To  remind  ourselves  that  God  is  present.  To  say 
over  and  over  to  ourselves,  "  God  is  here.  Christ  is 
by  my  side.  The  all-seeing,  the  all-powerful,  the 
all-loving  One  is  in  this  room."  Realization  of  this 
is  necessary  in  order  to  have  real  communion. 

What  is  the  next  step  that  it  is  usually  best 
to  take? 

Reading  the  Bible,  the  message  from  this  present 
Father  and  Saviour,  Read  it  in  large  portions, 
unless  you  come  across  some  verse  or  short  passage 
that  compels  you  to  stop  and  think.  It  is  well  to 
read  it  in  consecutive  portions,  so  as  to  get  clear 
ideas  of  whole  books.  Many  of  these  books  can 
easily  be  read  through  at  a  sitting. 

What  other  helps  shall  we  find  for  our  Quiet 
Hour? 

Bible  commentaries,  especially  those  of  a  devo- 
tional turn,  and  books  by  the  great  masters  of  de- 
votional writing,  such  as  Jeremy  Taylor,  Fenelon, 
Thomas  d  Kempis,  Meyer,  Matheson,  Alexander 
Maclaren,  Andrew  Murray;  together  with  the  re- 
ligious poets  —  Browning,  Tennyson,  Whittier, 
Lowell,  Wordsworth,  and  the  great  hymn-writers. 


128  EXPERT    ENDEAVOR 

What  will  fill  out  and  complete  your  Quiet 
Hour? 

Much  prayer  —  loving  and  faith-filled  talk  with 
the  Father;  and  much  meditation  —  peaceful  wait- 
ing to  hear  what  the  Father  has  to  say  to  us. 

What  will  be  the  nature  of  our  prayer? 

It  will  contain  petition,  asking  from  God  simply 
and  trustfully  just  the  things  we  feel  that  we  need 
from  Him,  whether  they  are  little  or  large;  but  it 
will  be  made  up  far  more  of  adoration  and  grati- 
tude, naming  over  our  many  blessings  and  praising 
the  Giver  of  them. 

What  will  be  some  of  the  themes  of  our 
meditation? 

The  last  day's  living,  and  how  it  can  be  bettered 
to-day.  The  work  that  God  has  for  us  to  do  in  the 
world,  and  how  He  will  help  us  do  it.  Our  be- 
setting sins,  and  how  we  may  with  God's  grace 
overcome  them.  God's  goodness  to  us  and  to  the 
world  as  shown  in  the  life  and  person  of  Jesus  Christ. 
The  many  evidences  of  God's  love,  as  shown  in 
His  providence  in  our  lives  and  in  the  history  of 
the  world.  Thought  of  these  great  themes  will 
broaden  our  lives  and  will  put  into  our  souls  the 
divine  peace  and  power. 


Chapter  XXXI 

CLASSES  IN  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR 
METHODS 

How  to  Use  This  Book  as  a  Text-Book 

It  Is  hoped  that  in  many  societies  classes  for  the 
study  of  this  booic  will  be  formed  and  that  the  book 
will  also  be  used  in  this  way  in  Christian  Endeavor 
unions  and  at  Christian  Endeavor  conventions  and 
summer  schools. 

The  leader  of  such  a  class  need  not  be  an  expert 
teacher.  All  that  is  necessary  is  that  he  believe  in 
Christian  Endeavor,  be  a  good  executive,  and  be 
ready  to  work  and  get  others  to  work. 

The  class  may  meet  weekly  or  fortnightly;  less 
frequently  than  that  would  not  be  best.  It  may 
consist  of  few  or  many.  Sometimes  the  executive 
committee  alone  may  take  the  course.  Sometimes 
the  entire  society  may  be  persuaded  to  pursue  the 
study,  taking  only  a  chapter  at  a  time  and  devoting 
to  it  the  first  fifteen  minutes  of  the  prayer  meeting. 
Classes  that  have  an  hour  or  more  to  give  to  each 
recitation  may  well  take  several  chapters  at  a  time, 
especially  those  chapters  that  consider  the  less  im- 
portant lines  of  work. 

We  give  below  a  series  of  suggestions  for  the  class 
treatment  of  each  chapter  of  this  book.  These  sug- 
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gestions  are  to  be  followed  in  whole  or  in  part,  ac- 
cording to  circumstances,  and  a  resourceful  leader 
will  expand  them  in  many  ways. 

Chapter  I.  —  The  Prayer  Meeting 

1.  Ask  the  questions  of  the  members  of  the  class, 
as  given  in  the  chapter. 

2.  Subject  for  a  two-minute  paper:  "  The  Bible 
Authority  for  Prayer  Meetings." 

3.  Question  for  discussion:  "  Is  it  reasonable  to 
expect  every  Christian  to  take  part  in  prayer 
meetings?  " 

4.  Statement  of  experiences  by  the  members  of 
the  class  on  these  points:  "  What  is  hardest  for  me 
to  do  in  the  prayer  meeting;  "  "  What  is  most  help- 
ful to  me  in  the  prayer  meeting;  "  "  How  I  have 
been  able  to  overcome  a  prayer-meeting  difficulty." 

5.  Questions  on  the  prayer  meeting  by  all  the 
members  of  the  class,  to  be  discussed  by  the  class 
under  the  direction  of  the  leader. 

6.  Five-minute  talk  by  an  experienced  prayer- 
meeting  worker:  "  The  Vast  Gains  That  Come  from 
the  Prayer  Meeting." 

Caiapter  II.— The  Pledge 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Discussion:  "  Which  of  the  pledges  suggested 
by  the  United  Society  is  to  be  preferred?  " 

3.  Statement  by  the  members  of  the  class  of  the 
difficulties  they  have  found  with  the  pledge. 


CLASSES   IN   METHODS  I3I 


4.  Statement  by  the  members  of  the  class  of  the 
advantages  they  have  gained  from  keeping  the 
pledge. 

5.  A  five-minute  talk  or  essay:  "  How  the  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  Pledge  Strengthens  Ch9.racter." 

6.  Three  members  of  the  class  will  speak  briefly 
on  the  topic,  "  How  to  Promote  Loyalty  to  the 
Pledge,"  each  giving  only  one  point. 

CSiapter  III.  —  Christian  Endeavor  History 
and  Principles 

1.  The  leader  will  ask  the  questions  in  the  chapter 
and  the  members  of  the  class  will  give  the  answers. 

2.  Discussion:  "  What  principles  of  Christian 
Endeavor,  among  those  enumerated  in  the  last 
answer  of  the  chapter,  are  most  important?  " 

3.  Five-minute  paper:  "  Interesting  Facts  about 
Christian  Endeavor  in  Foreign  Lands/' 

4.  Symposium  by  three  speakers:  "  What  I 
Think  to  be  the  Secret  of  the  Success  of  the  Christian 
Endeavor  Society." 

5.  Questions  about  Christian  Endeavor  prin- 
ciples, by  the  members  of  the  class. 

6.  Prayers  of  thanksgiving  for  the  past  of  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  and  petitions  for  God's  blessing 
upon  its  future. 

Chapter  IV.— The  President 

1.  The  members  of  the  class  will  recite  the  an- 
swers to  the  questions  in  the  chapter. 


132  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

2.  The  class  will  relate  observations  of  presidents, 
stating  the  good  and  bad  qualities  of  presidents  as 
they  have  seen  them. 

3.  Discussion:  "  How  can  we  be  training  Endeav- 
orers  for  the  post  of  president?  " 

4.  Two-minute  talk  by  the  president  of  the  soci- 
ety: "  How  a  President  Likes  to  Be  Supported." 

Chapter  V.  —  The  Vice-President 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  in  the 
chapter. 

2.  Two-minute  essays  "  When  the  Vice-President 
is  a  Useless  Officer." 

3.  Discussion:  "  How  can  we  make  better  use  of 
the  vice-president  in  our  society?  " 

Chapter  VI.— The  Secretary 

1.  The  leader  will  ask  the  questions  in  the  chap- 
ter and  receive  the  answers  from  the  members  of 
the  class. 

2.  Model  minutes  of  a  Christian  Endeavor  busi- 
ness meeting  will  be  read  by  one  of  the  class  in  the 
character  of  a  Christian  Endeavor  secretary. 

3.  Brief  talk  on  the  different  ways  of  calling  the 
roll  at  the  consecration  meetings,  taken  from  the 
United  Society's  ten-cent  pamphlet,  "  Our  Crown- 
ing Meeting." 

4.  Reading  of  a  model  letter  notifying  a  person 
of  election  to  membership  in  the  society. 

5.  Discussion  of  good  ideas  for  Christian  En- 


CLASSES  IN  METHODS  1 33 

deavor  topic  cards,  led  by  some  member  of  the 
class  previously  appointed. 

Chapter  VII.  — The  Treasurer 

1.  The  questions  and  answers  in  the  chapter  will 
be  carefully  canvassed, 

2.  A  well-kept  treasurer's  account-book  will  be 
exhibited. 

3.  A  member  of  the  class  will  make  a  speech  in 
the  character  of  a  treasurer  stirring  up  an  imag- 
inary society  to  pay  its  pledges  to  the  society 
treasury. 

4.  Two-minute  talk:  "  The  Importance  of  a 
Thorough  Training  in  Giving  When  We  Are 
Young." 

5.  Discussion:  "  To  what  objects  should  the 
Christian  Endeavor  society  contribute?  " 

Chapter  VIII. — The  Corresponding  Secretary 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  in  the  chapter  and  draw 
answers  from  the  class. 

2.  Two-minute  essay:  "  The  Non-corresponding 
Corresponding  Secretary." 

3.  A  member  of  the  class  will  write  a  model  letter 
of  introduction  and  will  read  it  to  the  class. 

4.  A  model  letter  to  an  Endeavorer  in  another 
State  asking  for  the  best  methods  of  work  in  that 
society. 

5.  A  model  letter  to  an  absent  member  asking  for 
a  consecration-meeting  message. 


134  EXPERT    ENDEAVOR 

Chapter  IX.  —  The  Pianist 

1.  The  leader  will  ask  the  questions  of  the  chap- 
ter and  the  members  will  give  the  answers. 

2.  A  talk  from  the  church  organist,  giving  points 
in  regard  to  the  playing  of  hymns  for  congregational 
singing. 

3.  Illustrations  on  the  piano  of  some  of  the  com- 
mon faults  of  pianists  and  also  of  the  excellencies 
that  the  pianist  should  seek  to  develop. 

Chapter  X. — The  Junior  Superintendent 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Some  former  member  of  the  Junior  society 
will  tell  what  good  he  or  she  gained  from  the  societyi 
Question  the  speaker. 

3.  A  Junior  superintendent  will  tell  what  help 
she  wishes  to  receive  from  the  older  Endeavorers. 

4.  Two-minute  essay:  "  Why  Every  Church 
Should  Have  a  Junior  Society  of  Christian  En- 
deavor." 

5.  Discussion:  "  How  to  get  the  co-operation  of 
the  parents  for  the  work  of  the  Junior  society." 

6.  Discussion:  "  The  practical  advantage  of 
Junior  committees  in  the  Young  People's  societies." 

Chapter  XI.  —  The  Intermediate  Superin- 
tendent 

1.  Ask  the  questions  in  the  chapter  and  bring 
out  the  replies. 


CLASSES   IN   METHODS  I35 

2.  Some  Intermediate  superintendent  will  speak 
of  the  importance  of  Intermediate  work. 

3.  Discussion:  "  What  should  be  the  difference 
between  the  management  of  an  Intermediate  and  a 
Junior  society?  " 

4.  Discussion:  "  What  should  be  the  difference 
between  the  management  of  an  Intermediate  and 
Young  People's  society?  " 

5.  Discussion:  "  Where  in  our  locality  should 
new  Intermediate  societies  be  formed?  " 

Chapter  XII.  —  The  Lookout  Committee 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  in  the 
chapter. 

2.  Two  persons  will  present  an  impromptu  dia- 
logue, one  acting  as  chairman  of  a  lookout  commit- 
tee and  the  other  as  a  person  whom  the  chairman  is 
trying  to  get  to  join  the  society.  Objections  will  be 
made  and  met. 

3.  A  question-box  on  lookout-committee  work. 

4.  Essay  (five  minutes):  "  Gains  that  Come  from 
the  Christian  Endeavor  Pledge." 

5.  Some  experienced  Endeavorer  will  show  what 
an  active  lookout  committee  means  to  a  society. 

6.  An  exhibition  of  lookout-committee  printed 
helps. 

Chapter    XIII.  — The    Prayer-Meeting    Com- 
mittee 

1.  A  quiz  on  the  points  brought  out  in  the 
chapter. 


136  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

2.  Three  members  of  the  class  will  be  appointed 
leaders  of  the  prayer  meeting  of  an  imaginary  soci- 
ety for  three  different  topics  soon  to  come,  and  the 
class  will  suggest  to  them,  in  an  imaginary  leaders' 
conference,  how  they  may  make  their  meetings 
shine. 

3.  Two-minute  essay:  "  Why  Some  Prayer  Meet- 
ings Drag." 

4.  Discussion:  "  Elements  that  should  be  found 
in  every  consecration  meeting." 

5.  Talk  by  some  expert  prayer-meeting  worker: 
"  Bright  Ways  to  Begin  a  Prayer  Meeting." 

6.  Talk  by  another  expert  worker:  "  Helpful 
Ways  to  Close  a  Prayer  Meeting," 

Chapter  XIV.  —  The  Missionary  Committee 

1.  Review  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Discussion  of  the  possibility  of  starting  a 
mission-study  class  in  your  society. 

3.  Two-minute  paper:  "  How  Maps  May  Be 
Made  to  Brighten  Missionary  Meetings." 

4.  Symposium:  three  members  of  the  class  will 
give  their  ideas  on  how  to  promote  missionary 
reading. 

5.  Discussion:  "  Ho\t  to  increase  the  missionary 
gifts  of  a  society." 

6.  Report  of  experiences:  the  best  plan  for  a 
missionary  meeting  you  have  seen  tried. 


CLASSES   IN   METHODS  I37 


Chapter  XV.  —  The  Social  Ckuhmittee 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Three-minute  talk:  "Social  to  Save" — the 
helpful  uses  of  Christian  Endeavor  socials. 

3.  Statement  of  memories  by  the  members  of  the 
class:  "  What  social  that  you  have  attended  stands 
out  most  pleasantly  in  your  memory,  and  why?  " 

4.  Suggestions  from  all  the  class  for  good  in- 
structive features  for  socials. 

5.  Suggestions  of  good  ways  to  break  the  ice  at 
socials. 

6.  Debate:  "  Is  it  best  to  have  refreshments 
always  at  our  Christian  Endeavor  socials?  " 


Chapter  XVI.  — The  Music  Committee 

1.  Ask  the  questions  of  the  chapter  and  draw 
the  answers  from  the  class. 

2.  The  leader  will  announce  a  series  of  topics  — 
love,  heaven,  temptation,  salvation,  Christ,  coun- 
try, etc., —  and  will  ask  the  class  to  suggest  hymns 
for  each. 

3.  Discussion:  "  What  novel  musical  features 
might  we  introduce  in  our  society?  " 

4.  Five-minute  talk:  "  Useful  Pieces  in  Our 
Hymn-Book  That  We  Seldom  or  Never  Use." 

5.  Discussion:  "  What  are  some  causes  in  this 
community  which  we  might  aid  with  music?  " 


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Oiapter  XVII.  — The  Flower  Committee 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  One  of  the  class  will  write  and  read  a  model 
letter  to  be  sent  by  the  flower  committee  with 
flowers  to  an  invalid. 

3.  Three-minute  essay:  "  Some  of  the  Wrong 
Ways  to  Arrange  Flowers." 

4.  Five-minute  talk,  with  illustrations:  "  Some 
Right  Ways  to  Arrange  Flowers." 

5.  Discussion:  "  How  can  we  make  a  better  use 
in  this  community  of  our  Christian  Endeavor 
flowers?  " 

Chapter  XVIII. — The  Information  Committee 

1.  A  drill  on  the  questions  in  the  chapter. 

2.  A  model  information  committee  report,  made 
up  from  the  last  number  of  The  Christian  Endeavor 
World. 

3.  Discussion: "  The  advantage  of  having  regular 
information-committee  reports  in  our  meetings." 

Chapter  XIX. — The  Sunday-School  Com- 
mittee 

1.  A  quiz  on  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Three-minute  talk  by  the  Sunday-school 
sup>erintendent:  "  What  the  Sunday-School  Com- 
mittee May  Do  for  Our  School." 


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3.  Three-minute  talk  by  the  Christian  Endeavor 
president:  "  What  Our  Sunday  School  May  Do  for 
Our  Society." 

Chapter  XX. — The  Junior  Committee 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Discussion:  "  Why  some  Junior  societies  are 
disbanded." 

3.  Three-minute  talk:  "  What  a  Junior  Commit- 
tee Would  Accomplish  for  Our  Junior  Society." 

4.  Question-box  on  the  work  of  the  Junior  com- 
mittee. 

Chapter  XXI.— The  Finance  Committee 

1.  Discuss  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Brief  talk  by  a  Christian  Endeavor  treasurer: 
"  Why  Every  Treasurer  Needs  a  Finance  Com- 
mittee." 

3.  A  model  conversation:  a  member  of  the  class 
supposed  to  be  a  member  of  a  finance  committee 
will  approach  another  member  asking  for  a  regular 
contribution  and  presenting  a  card  bearing  various 
numbers,  such  as  is  described  in  the  chapter. 

4.  A  similar  conversation  by  two  other  members 
of  the  class,  one  of  whom  approaches  the  other  with 
the  request  that  he  pay  up  what  he  owes  the  society 
on  his  pledge. 


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Chapter  XXII. — The  Temperance  or  Citizen- 
ship Committee 

1.  Review  the  questions  and  answers  of  the 
chapter. 

2.  Debate:  "  Should  we  have  a  temperance  com- 
mittee or  a  citizenship  committee?  " 

3.  Five-minute  talk  by  some  office-holder  of 
your  town:  "  Civic  Work  that  Needs  Doing  in  Our 
Community." 

4.  General  discussion  of  the  subject  by  the  class 
and  the  speaker. 

Chapter  XXIII.— The  Pastor's  Aid  Committee 

1.  Ask  the  questions  of  the  members  of  the  class, 
as  given  in  the  chapter. 

2.  Get  your  pastor  to  name  some  things  that  the 
pastor's  aid  committee  might  do  for  him  and  the 
church. 

3.  Discussion:  "  What  other  work  might  the  pas^ 
tor's  aid  committee  do  in  our  church?  " 

Chapter  XXIV.— The  Good -Literature  Com- 
mittee 

1.  The  leader  will  ask  the  questions  in  the  chap- 
ter, and  the  members  of  the  class  will  give  the 
answers. 

2.  Reading  of  a  list  of  periodicals  for  which  a 
good-literature  committee  might  obtain  subscrip- 
tions in  your  society  and  church. 


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3.  Talk:  "  Books  I  Have  Read  That  I  Should 
Like  to  Have  the  Members  of  the  Society  Encour- 
aged to  Read."  This  by  some  one  who.  has  read 
widely  and  wisely. 

4.  Discussion:  "  Shall  we  start  a  Christian  En- 
deavor library?   How  shall  we  go  about  it?  " 

Chapter  XXV.— The  Whatsoever  Committee 

1.  The  members  of  the  class  will  recite  the  an- 
swers to  the  questions  in  the  chapter. 

2.  Report  of  the  work  the  whatsoever  committee 
might  do  in  your  society,  by  a  member  of  the  class 
appointed  a  week  in  advance  to  investigate. 

3.  Discussion:  "  Should  we  have  both  a  what- 
soever committee  and  a  lend-a-hand  committee?  " 

Chapter  XXVI.  —The  Press  Committee 

1.  The  leader  will  ask  the  questions  in  the  chap- 
ter and  receive  the  answers  from  the  members  of 
the  class. 

2.  A  member  of  the  class,  having  selected  some 
well-written  Christian  Endeavor  news  items,  will 
read  them  and  point  out  their  excellencies. 

3.  The  class  will  name  advantages  that  would 
come  from  the  work  of  a  press  committee  in  their 
society. 

4.  The  pastor  will  tell  what  the  press  committee 
might  do  to  help  the  church. 

5.  A  member  of  the  class  will  read  a  set  of  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  items  which  he  has  composed  re- 
lating to  the  recent  history  of  the  society. 


142  EXPERT   ENDEAVOR 

Chapter  XXVII.  —  Prayer-Meeting  Leaders 

1.  The  questions  and  answers  in  the  chapter  will 
be  carefully  canvassed. 

2.  The  class  will  resolve  itself  into  a  band  of 
prayer-meeting  leaders  about  to  lead  a  series  of 
meetings,  and  will  discuss  how  to  lead  each  meeting 
to  the  best  advantage. 

3.  Five-minute  talk:  "  Mistakes  a  Prayer-Meet- 
ing Leader  is  Likely  to  Make." 

4.  Five-minute  talk:  "  The  Ideal  Prayer-Meeting 
Leader." 

5.  A  question-box  on  the  work  of  the  prayer- 
meeting  leader. 

Chapter  XXVIII. — Associate  Members 

1.  Go  over  the  questions  in  the  chapter  and  draw 
answers  from  the  class. 

2.  Three  Endeavorers  who  have  been  associate 
members  will  give  their  experiences  in  that  class  of 
members. 

3.  Discussion:  "  How  many  associate  members 
should  we  have,  compared  with  the  number  of 
active  members?  " 

4.  Three-minute  essay:  "  The  Importance  of 
Work  with  the  Associates." 

Chapter  XXIX.  —The  Tenth  Legion 

1.  Ask  the  questions  in  the  chapter  and  bring 
out  the  replies. 

2.  Those  that  have  been  giving  a  tenth  will  state 
their  experiences. 


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3.  Question-box  on  tithe-giving,  conducted  by  a 
tithe-giver. 

4.  Three-minute  essay:  "  The  Results  if  All 
Christians  Would  Give  a  Tenth." 

Chapter  XXX.— The  Quiet  Hour 

1.  A  quiz  on  the  points  brought  out  in  the 
chapter. 

2.  Statements  by  Comrades  of  the  Quiet  Hour, 
each  of  whom  will  relate  his  experience  in  the 
Quiet  Hour. 

3.  Five-minute  talk:  "  Books  Helpful  in  the 
Quiet  Hour." 

4.  A  question-box  on  the  Quiet  Hour,  conducted 
by  a  Comrade  of  the  Quiet  Hour. 

5.  Three-minute  essay:  "  The  Results  if  AU 
Christians  Would  Observe  the  Quiet  Hour." 


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